How to make life easier as a single mama
A few life hacks to make life easier when you have to do it as a single parent.
Parenting
Address the “I” in parenting
Finding out who you are is the first step to being the best mom you can be. Find out who is the “I” in parenting.
Single mama Christmas
Grieving through the joy of the season as I face my first Christmas as a single mama
Why do we have so little grace with our kids?
Realising that I need to approach my parenting with more grace, to forgive my kids faster and to help them learn how to respond instead of react. Single mamas, we need to give ourselves more grace as well.
Help your kids cope with separation/divorce
Kids are resilient, and although I do not wish this on any child, I can say that with the right support, patience and a lot of empathy, they will get through this. It is your responsibility as a parent to make sure that they not only survive, but thrive, no matter the circumstances. Help your kids to cope with the separation, help them be ok afterwards.
4 ways single moms can defeat overwhelm
Being a PARENT can be overwhelming. Taking the responsibility of another tiny life on your shoulders can not NOT be overwhelming, right? Now try to do that as a solo parent – being the only one responsible for the day-to-day safety, security, happiness, and health of those tiny human beings. In that case, the word OVERWHELM doesn’t even start to describe how you feel.
Are you raising your kids to be kind?
It is my heart’s desire that I will raise kids who are so kind that the world will never be able to pull them down. And I think so far I am succeeding.
Stop the guilt – fight feeling guilty about how you parent
Mom guilt? We need to stop. We have nothing to feel guilty about, even if mainstream and social media want to convince you otherwise. We are raising happy, kind and content kids, and that is the ultimate goal!
Single-handedly raising young women who are warriors [Women’s month 2020]
I don’t call my girls princesses. Nothing wrong with a princess, but society tend to think more in the lines of Princess Grace as opposed to Merida. As in Brave. If my girls are like a Disney princess, then by all means call them princess! Because that would mean that they are funny and smart … Read more Single-handedly raising young women who are warriors [Women’s month 2020]
Kids need structure: Why your child is simply not listening to you
Ideas to structure your home to help your kids cope better