Date nights don't need to be sacrificed just because you can't afford or find a babysitter.

How Date Nights Can Happen Even Without Babysitters

Have a couple’s date night without a babysitter? Yes, it is possible if you would think out of the box for a solution and make it work for you. Date nights are more about re-connecting with your spouse as Man and Wife than eating at a fancy restaurant or watching a movie. Manage your expectations and you can enjoy regular date nights without any babysitters.  Read more…

FOMO leads to burn out. Beat it by remembering these 3 things.

FOMO Only Leads to Stress and Worry

There are three things we need to remember to avoid getting caught up in FOMO or the Fear of Missing Out. If we don’t bear them in mind, we will eventually burn out. Because no one can run on adrenaline all the time. Neither can a packed schedule be sustained. Both our children and ourselves will have a heavy price to pay in the long run.  Read more…

Are the June holidays a time to bond and re-connect with your children or it is a time of dread? Don't waste it. Use it to get to know your children again.

June Holidays are Here Again!

Are the June holidays a time for you to bond with your children? Or is it a time of dread? Let me encourage you to see it as a fantastic time to re-connect with them. You can also help them detox from the stress of school and peer pressure. Let the holidays be a time for them to chill. Don’t pack it full of activities for the sake of getting them out of your hair.  Read more…

Socialisation and the sticky child. Do you have a sticky child? I did! I share 5 tips to encourage your child to step out of his comfort zone without stress.

5 ways to help your sticky child deal with social situations

Do you have a sticky child? I did! But don’t let anyone make you feel guilty that your child isn’t the life of the party. Or that he is unhappy being passed around. As long as you keep calm and keep encouraging, but not push your child to be sociable before he is ready, he will be fine. Find out how to gently encourage him to step out of his comfort zone.  Read more…

Say "YES, Lord!" when God calls and go do it scared. He is with you. When God calls, He equips.

Say “YES, Lord!”

Have you ever felt God calling you to do something but you held back? Perhaps even chose to say “NO” immediately? Why “NO”? Why did you do that? Was it because it is something out of your comfort zone? Or perhaps it was something that required too much from you? Too much time, too much […] Read more…

Struggling With Housework?

I think the biggest issue most of us have when we choose to stay home to be with our children is the struggle with housework. However, housework is something that needs to be done and done regularly. Otherwise it piles up and any motivation to get to it decreases at an exponential rate! Read more…

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