Category: Starting a Family
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Give this mom a B… break!
We seem to be living in a man’s world when it comes to peaceful holiday spots in the countryside, writes single mom Liana Meadon, who is fed-up of being treated like a damsel-in-distress whenever she goes on holiday with her son.
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The upsides to being an “older” dad
I admit that I am grateful our children came when I was in my 40s, because nothing was ready or settled in me ten or fifteen years earlier. Our kids met an older couple, with less to prove and more to preserve. We went through our trials and tribulations, challenges and crises. These added to…
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Let’s be honest about “beautiful babies”
Every baby is beautiful, cute, and coochy-coo adorable, right? Well, yes, of course. Everybody knows that. But is every little bundle of joy necessarily a contender for the title of World’s Most Beautiful Baby? Maybe it’s time we faced the honest truth…that every baby, even the not-so-beautiful ones, is beautiful in its own unique and…
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A dad’s take on his son’s change of scenery
With his son having a ball on an exchange program to Australia, writer and journalist Gus Silber once again realises how much the world has changed since he was a child. He explains:
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The baby food tribunal
Mom-in-progress Kagiso Msimango had to hold a tribunal of sorts to keep her Things pap-free. She knows her grandmother had the best intentions, but pap alone will not do!
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#MusicMonday – Songs ruined by our kids
At some point or another, any parent will find him- or herself in a scenario where a child gets hooked on an annoying song, or a song that seemed nice in the beginning, but was ruined by the child, who can’t stop listening to it.
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This is how good parenting works
The gold standard of parenting is two people with a healthy relationship who want to raise successful kids, and when that can’t be achieved, a single committed parent can fulfill that mission as well.
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The true story of the baby in the red box
The stories we tell our children are stories that come from the heart, bonding us in wide-eyed wonder through the magic of imagination. And we learn as much in the telling, as our children do in the listening.
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Raising a money-savvy child
Gone are the days when doling out pocket money was good enough to teach your children the basics of finance and budgeting. Think smart by thinking ahead, and you can start your children on the pathway to long-term financial peace-of-mind.
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I know it’s none of my business, but…
It turns out feeding your infant son Herbalife is not a crime – I checked on this. Neither is allowing your six year old to walk 800 metres on her own, nor religiously honouring wine o’clock while breastfeeding, nor giving your Things unlimited access to sugar, nor is chain-smoking in the presence of your newborn.