Category: Starting a Family
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Yes, you can happily travel the world with your children!
Children have a way of changing your life, and one of the big changes is that you’re supposed to cease your restless ways and settle down. But why not change that old tradition, and take your kids along for the ride? Even babies and toddlers can benefit from seeing the world, says Lucille Abendanon
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When sibling rivalry turns into war
Ouch! Ow! Eina! Is it a martial art? Is it all-in wrestling? No, it’s just two sisters having a good old-fashioned family fight. Kagiso Msimango, whose name means “peace”, reveals her meanest sisterly moment, as she watches her own offspring enduring the same raging battles
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The love of a mother is indivisible
When you have more than one child, your love doesn’t divide. It grows, writes mom-in-progress Kagiso Msimango.
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How to have a happy holiday when you work from home
For a freelance home-office worker, it can be a challenge to balance your own work routine with the holiday needs of your stay-at-home kids. Here’s how to do it, and stay sane in the process. By Cath Jenkin
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Dear Well-Meaning Grownups, Kindly Respect My Kids!
A message and a plea to all baby-picker-uppers, hair-rufflers, smoochers and ag-shamers. Sometimes, babies and toddlers just want to be left alone. And be careful…sometimes, they bite! By Kagiso Msimango
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How the Pet Fairies Brought Us a New Furry Friend
His name is Jake, and he’s the latest addition to our pet-crazy family. And surely it wasn’t a coincidence that he’s exactly the sort of dog we were looking for. Which must prove, too, that the pet fairies are real. By Cath Jenkin
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Let’s not judge other mothers for their choices
Motherhood is a tough enough proposition without the unwanted and often unwarranted advice of people who may think they mean well. There are no right or wrong choices. Only choices that work best for mothers, in the best interests of their children. By Mandy Collins
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Talk to your children, dammit!
They might have everything money can buy, but some of these “privileged” kids actually are deprived of the things that really matter, writes Mandy Collins
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A freckle made me fall in love with my boys all over again
William Blake saw the world in a grain of sand, and infinity in a flower. Here’s a tale of a mother who saw love in a freckle on a little boy’s hand, opening her heart anew to the joy and wonder of a connection that goes beyond mere flesh and blood. By Stacey Vee
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Why Ayn Rand, who took no nonsense, was the best aunt ever
She was a famous novelist, philosopher, and economic theorist who argued that humans are responsible for their own destinies. And the lesson she passed on to a niece in search of a loan for a dress lives on to this day. Parents and children, listen to what Auntie Ayn Rand has to say. By Mandy…