Social media bios
Your social media bios are the first opportunities you have to make an impression. So often I see bios that don't explain what that person does. It's great to say...
Siblings and the New Baby
Siblings and the new baby can be tricky. A new baby is about to enter your home. Excitement is growing as the day of the event approaches. The room is...
Ivar the Boneless
Ivar the Boneless was of Danish pedigreed pagan blood. He arrived in England in 865 to meet up with his brothers – Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, Bjorn Ironside, Halfdan and Ubba -...
Not Ours to Own
Our children are only lent to us. We have the opportunity to give them all the life skills and tools they need to become the very best version of themselves....
Parents Back to Work
In the modern household a time comes that parents must go back to work after the birth of a baby. Gone are the days of our forefathers when the woman...
Lord Chesterfield – ‘Distinguished Gentleman’?
Lord Chesterfield was known for his temper and discrimination. Many felt this was as a result of his anxiety.
Dad & Baby
Without these marvellous people there would be no babies! The 'Dad & Baby' relationship is so very special. Times have changed. About fifty years ago, even more recently in some...
The Power of Colour
Colour evokes such emotion it is almost another language. We all feel something when we see a wall painted blue or yellow, when we put on our little black dress...
Pivot in a Crisis
In times of crisis, we need to look for opportunities. Now is a good time to think about how we can make the best of a bad situation - and...
Partners after the Children
Life, as you knew it, will never be the same after that little one crept into your hearts and into your home. Babies and children will change your lives. They...
Exercising Baby
It is always good to remember that a small baby is bedridden. We all know that when we have been bedridden or incapacitated for a while, we feel as if...
The Realities of Publishing
by Gavin Prinsloo Writing poetry has become a quintessential part of modern life. For many, considering the traumas and changes of life since 2020, where unprecedented poetry submissions on countless...