Category: Starting a Family
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The crier strikes again!
Mom-in-progress Kagiso Msimango already wrote about The Crying Game – and how to win it. This past Halloween, she once again got to put her skills to the test when Thing 1’s trick-or-treating spree didn’t turn out as planned.
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The gift of grandparents
Their love, caring, and wisdom is a link from generation to generation, and they add a special joy to the art of growing up. Amanda Spohr explains why every nuclear family needs Oumas and Oupas, Gogos and Umkhulus, Gramps and Nannas.
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Here’s the full recording of our first Iris Session!
Our first Iris Session, with radio veteran David O’Sullivan hosting a talk on Tech Savvy Parenting, was a huge success.
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Tech-savvy parenting: Read here before tonight’s online talk
In the running up to tonight’s online chat between David O’ Sullivan, Stacey Vee, Cath Jenkin and Nicki Dadic, we revisit our book review on Tech-savvy parenting – A guide to raising children in a Digital World.
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The night my little girl turned into Dracula
In the bite of a moment, sweet sisterly love turned into a yowl of pain. That’s what happens when you take the familiar phrase, “I could just eat you up” a little too literally, writes mom-in-progress Kagiso Msimango.
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The 4 secrets nobody tells you about fatherhood
Being a father is full-time job, and anyone who tells you it’s easy isn’t doing it right, writes Craig Wilkinson. But it’s a job full of joys and rewards, if you learn to do it right. Here’s how.
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Lessons in liking and loving, from a cat called Catdog
Cats and little humans don’t always get along, but that doesn’t mean they can’t learn to secretly fall in love with each other, writes mom-in-progress Kagiso Msimango Thing 1 recently asked me the difference between “I like you” and “I love you”. I found my explanation wanting. Then Thing 2 and the cat delivered some…
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Whose name is it, anyway?
More than a custom-made garment for a bride’s Big Day, a wedding dress is the fabric of a fantasy, a vision of beauty and wonder brought to life. A seamstress looks back on the alchemy of her all-consuming craft, as she gets to work on her last wedding dress. By Amanda Spohr
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How much does it cost to have a cash baby?
“Dear parenting forum. I am a mom-to-be and I’m in a bit of a pickle. We’re having a baby and we’re not a medical aid, so I was wondering (in this presumably safe and non-judgmental online space): are there any medical aids that will still let us sign up?”
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Johnny Depp’s nose is the fairest of them all
We can’t all be perfect, but we can all aspire to be the best. Even if being the best means simply having the best-looking nose on the planet. A lesson in labeling and childhood aspiration, by mom-in-progress Kagiso Msimango