My Blog
Read my parenting blogs below, many of which have been featured on Huffington Post SA.

When You Parent with a Partner
When You Parent with a Partner– Part 1
Building a foundation…
10th April 2025/by Laura MarkovitzBuilding a foundation…

When You Parent on Your Own
Whether you chose to parent on your own or circumstances changed,…
14th November 2024/by Laura Markovitz
Parenting Through The Matric Results
25th January 2023/by Laura Markovitz
2021 – Nearly Done and Very Dusty
So that’s 2021
nearly done and ever so dusty. I know I…
15th December 2021/by Laura Markovitznearly done and ever so dusty. I know I…

Feeling Out of Control?
Every single person is affected in some way by this very changed…
14th July 2020/by Laura Markovitz
Today is day 1 of lockdown in South Africa. Worries
are plentiful.…
27th March 2020/by Laura Markovitzare plentiful.…

Parenting in the time of Corona
We are in crazy, unprecedented times. As adults we are feeling…
16th March 2020/by Laura Markovitz
Thinking About Puberty
Despite going through it ourselves and our children inevitably…
17th August 2018/by Laura Markovitz
WhatsApp(ropriate)
A WhatsApp group seems to have become an integral part of parenting.…
31st January 2018/by Laura Markovitz
Parenting – The Dance of Control and Letting Go
Sleep! Sleep was my longed for, lesser spotted partner in parenting…
20th October 2017/by Laura Markovitz
To Bubble Wrap the Kids or Not?
As I go longer and deeper into motherhood and through the clients…
29th June 2017/by Laura Markovitz
Do You Ever Lose It With Your Kids?
The other day a friend of mine asked me this question, “Do…
23rd February 2017/by Laura Markovitz