Dear mums – here are the words we really need to share with every new mother we know
The days are long, but the years – the years are so, so short. As a new mum, you will hear people telling you this – especially mums with children who are now school age and bigger. While it can be hard to see it from where you are, where days and nights are a […]
6 years ago
Lockdown parenting: I am chosing to savour these slow days for all they are worth
These are intense days. Different. Full-on. Emotional. Lonely. Weird. But also good, I find. There is a lot about this living slow thing that I have to admit I am actually liking. Many of us are in the same boat, I think, feeling all the feels and going back and forth between feeling stressed and […]
6 years ago
Have you tried ‘slow parenting’ yet? Here are tricks to try tonight
“Slow parenting means allowing our children to work out who they are.” If mornings are a whirl of toast buttering, lost shoes and teeth brushing and evenings are a race to get everyone fed, bathed and put to bed, it can feel like there’s very little time for hanging out with your kids in the […]
7 years ago