In the first part of this blog, I explored how communication can support (or sabotage) our parenting partnerships. Now let’s turn to some of the practical challenges—like different parenting styles, the mental load, finances, and how to try and stay connected as a couple. A reminder from Part 1 – none of this comes easy […]
When You Parent with a Partner– Part 1 Building a foundation of communication and connection If we follow a parenting fairy-tale version of life, two people will meet, fall madly in love, and their love will simply continue to blossom in a honeymoonish kind of way. Should they want a child, this love will result […]
Whether you chose to parent on your own or circumstances changed, solo parenting brings its own set of joys and challenges. Parenting on your own, regardless of how you arrived at this point, can have its ups and downs. It’s helpful to consider how to keep both yourself and your children in mind as you […]
So that’s 2021 nearly done and ever so dusty. I know I haven’t been a very prolific communicator this year. I know in the days of constantly full inboxes; you may be quite ok with that situation. It has been a time, hasn’t it? A pandemic filled time which we would hope would draw us […]
Every single person is affected in some way by this very changed world. Loss and change are universal. As parents we now face heightened levels of anxiety, doubt and uncertainty as we carry our family’s well-being from a financial, health, educational, emotional and spiritual perspective. So much feels out of our control. Working with parents […]
Today is day 1 of lockdown in South Africa. Worries are plentiful. The ripple effect of Covid-19 is being felt in a myriad of ways that impact us physically, financially, mentally, emotionally and socially. Some parents and caregivers are heartbreakingly being forced to be away from their children in this lockdown period For those of […]
We are in crazy, unprecedented times. As adults we are feeling our way, struggling to reconcile Corona virus with some kind of weird new normal. We have to change our behaviour now. Anxiety amongst children and teenagers is already at such high levels. Now we add into the mix a virulent virus that causes a […]
Despite going through it ourselves and our children inevitably going through it, talk of puberty is often greeted with a sense of dread by parents. That realisation that our deliciously cute and cuddly kid (Ok ok not always but stay with this just for the sake of contrasts) is heading towards the potentially prickly realms […]
A WhatsApp group seems to have become an integral part of parenting. Not a party, extra mural or class fart goes by without having to engage with at least 20 other parents and our thumb-picked emojis. I’m all up for a sense of community, support, a laugh, ease and efficiency on this parenting journey but […]