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How To: Combat Tantrums and Threats Like A Boss

Tantrums are like tidal waves. You see them coming a mile away and hope to avoid them if you swim to the shore fast enough. Some parents become so immune to them that you see them staring blankly at their screaming or flailing child with a resigned and long-suffering expression on their faces in ...

8 Timeless Tips That Every Mother Should Remember When Kids Go Back to School

Last week browsing in a bookstore it was made evident to me that it’s back to school time full-swing and the buckets of school goodies are bigger, better, more varied, more sophisticated and cuter than ever. As a mother I instantly started feeling the angst that I imagine many parents feel passing the back to ...

Expert Talk: How To Detect And Treat Fever In Children

All parents worry that their children would get a fever, especially during the cold and flu season. They are even more worried if the fever lasts for more than a couple hours- or worse- days. When children get a fever, they become more tired, they lose their appetite, and become very cranky. All of this ...

6 Easy Hacks to Organise Your Kid’s Room

Have you spent long hours organising your kid’s room only to see it in complete disarray a couple of weeks later? If your kid’s room is also their playroom, then it is bound to need regular cleaning and decluttering. To make this an easy, fun process we’ve compiled some simple tricks to organise your children’s room. […]

Today In Pop Culture: Keeping Up With The Kids!

Do you sometimes listen to your kids talking with each other or their friends, mentioning strange phrases and talking about things and people you have never heard of? Have you ever felt just a little uncool for not knowing what is ‘cool’ these days? (Apparently, the word “cool’ is not really cool anymore!). Here is ...

How To: Pick The Right School For Your Kids

Picking the right school is just one of the many priorities on your check-list. A question that all parents ask themselves. Picking the right school can be one of the most difficult decisions a parent must make as it can drastically affect their children’s future. We live in a region where schools are about as ...

Keep Calm, Stop Shouting, And Read This Post

Do you feel that you are always shouting at your kids? Worse, do you feel you are always shouting about the same things over and over and end up feeling guilty? Every mum reaches a point in her life. And usually in mid-shout. When she realises that she has repeated the very same words over ...

4 Tips On How Mothers Can Deal With Guilt

Motherhood is no walk in the park. Needless to say, spelling bees are easier than raising kids. In this piece, we’re going to address ‘guilt’. Yes, why do mums feel so guilty? Still confused? Let’s take a small test. Answer the following in 'Yes' or 'No'. - Do you feel guilty when you are not ...

Peer Pressure: Raising Confident Kids to not Bow to It

While parents can blame technology and social media platforms for a lot of modern day aggravations. They cannot blame peer pressure on them. It is one thing that has not changed in the past few centuries. And teaching your kids to not bow down to peer pressure has and remains a challenge for a lot ...

Is My Child Being Bullied? Here are the Signs

Although a lot has been written about bullying, and we mean a lo. Children all around the world are still being bullied and their parents sometimes know nothing about it. As a mum, you must wonder, how can I tell if my kid is being bullied? Bullying, like so many other things, has evolved with ...

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