Samantha Salter, WOMBS Birth & Postnatal Doula, Early Years Educator and IAIM Infant Massage Instructor, introduces us to the beautiful word Matrescnence and the meaning thereof as you embrace the various stages of motherhood. An introduction that brings beautiful...
Beyond the Breast: Prioritising Mental Health
By: Katiso Ndumo - Occupational Therapist It's important to reflect upon the commendable efforts made to promote breastfeeding and educate mothers about its myriad benefits, along with the essential support required for mothers on their breastfeeding journey. Beyond...
Emotionally Preparing Your Relationship for Parenthood
One of the many changes during and post-pregnancy is a couple's identity. Sought-after individual, relationship and sex counsellor Lynett Oliver gives us indispensable advice on Emotionally preparing your relationship for parenthood. When we realise we are...
Meeting our Guest Ed. An Intro to Nicole: Raising K-Squared
HELLO! I'm Nicole, a 37-year-old mom, wife, dreamer, and creative and sensitive soul. I share my motherhood journey via my blog. It centres on raising my children - Kirsten and Kieran or (K Squared) through modern parenting as little "free-lings" โ i.e. raising my...
Raise your child to be an optimist
Raising an optimist isnโt about producing a child who can think positively. Optimism can make your childโs life better in the long term โย Dr Laura Markhamย gives us some pointers on how to do it. The world needs optimists today more than ever. And people who are...
Maintaining your mental health as a mom
Being a mom isnโt all sunshine and daffodils โ itโs a really tough job a lot of the time. Clinical psychologist and play therapist Jo-Marie Bothma has some advice for moms on how to keep their own mental health intact. Motherhood is a choice we make every single day....
Think positive, talk positive, feel positive
The last year has been tough, with many things beyond our control, but one thing we can control is our response, writes Yashmitha Padayachee. Hard, difficult, upsetting, traumatic, distressing, sad, troubling, disturbing, tough, trying, challenging โ words that have...
Judgemental Moms Passing Judgement
Everyone judges and we have all been judged, but for some reason, being a parent seems to invite even greater levels of judgement โ from strangers to family members, everyone has something to say! We take a look at why we judge, and some ways to handle how we feel...
Creating positive mealtimes for the whole family
When you have a toddler in the house, getting them to eat โ and eat healthily โ can often be a struggle. The first step to overcoming this struggle is to instil a positive attitude towards eating and food in your child. Tennille Aron shares some tips on simple...