My brother-in-law called me the other day to help him choose my daughter’s Christmas present. ‘She’s into princesses, isn’t she?’ ‘Actually, no. She’s into cars.’ ‘Does she like playing with babies?’ ‘Yes, but she already has a few of them.’ ‘And she’s not into princesses?’ My daughter likes to play with cars, trains and airplanes. She…
One morning my son woke up with the statement that he was going to listen to me all day. Of course, two hours later he was fighting with his sister and ignoring everything I was saying. I asked, ‘What happened, I thought you were going to listen today?’ ‘I ran out of batteries’, was the…
My son has a friend (let’s call him M.) who plays lots of gun and fighting games with his dad. M.’s behaviour can be quite violent at times and Big Boy has been replicating some actions and phrases that terrify me (like pointing his fingers at someone immitating a gun and shouting ‘Die!’). Part of…
There is a great article in the summer issue of the Barefoot magazine titled Sustainable play. It explores how playing with natural and recycled objects encourages creative thinking as opposed to playing with mainstream toys. A toy car can be only a car. An empty box can be a car, a boat, a doll house…
Hi, I'm Tat. I believe that through motherhood we're given another chance to find ourselves, grow and shine. I have three beautiful children and I learn a lot from them every day. This year I'm searching for ease in everything I do. More about me and my blog »
