Pregnancy is often a time of emotional upheaval, anxiety and nervous anticipation. It can also be a time of physical discomfort sickness. But what if you discovered that along with your pregnancy you had another health issue – a tumour on your uterus. That’s exactly the scenario that faced Gianna Molla when she was […]
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Wouldn’t it be nice to return to our childhood? Often it seems that all children do all day is play. And of course, they do! They flit from one activity to the next like busy little bees and always seem to be entertained or distracted with something. In a ‘First Steps’ course I attended
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Why is it that we are so quick to judge other parenting styles? Even when we don’t mean to, we often put across our own preferred method whilst tearing down another which someone else has found effective. It is almost as though we feel threatened by difference here instead of discussing the pros and
No one likes to hear a baby crying inconsolably. It is one of the hardest things to hear and whilst this post is about crying, I’m not talking about that sort of crying, nor am I advocating that you let your baby cry without reason. I’m talking about learning the various cries your baby
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I have a theory about parenthood that I want to share with you. I firmly believe that becoming a parents makes you either predominantly selfless or selfish. Now that doesn’t mean that a selfless parent doesn’t have selfish moments and vice versa, but that for the most part you’re either thinking of others or
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Single mothers I take my hat off to you. I don’t know how you manage, though I know you must, to raise children on your own. I mean, I’ve spent the last couple of weeks feeling a bit like a single mother because my hubby has been working long hours, 6 days a week,
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This article has been a long time coming but the problem has always been how I would go about tackling this issue. You see this article is about the situation you find yourself in when you come to realise that your child is not quite like other kids. Master 6 is my eldest child
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Image Credit: Jayson Kingsbeer There was always something, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. From the young age of 12 months, I knew my oldest son, who is now three was always a little different in some way. He had certain habits and traits and he liked to do things a
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One of the best compliments I have ever received is this: ‘Your children have beautiful manners.’ It’s the kind of thing that makes you want to jump in the air, like they do in the car commercials, and scream ‘hooray’. Because, let’s face it, it means that your effort is paying off! As much
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Dear New Mother, Congratulations and welcome to the world of creation. God has chosen to crown your marriage and allow you to share in His work of creation. Of course, this is not something to be taken lightly. This small bundle of joy you delivered after hours of gruelling labour and pain you hardly thought
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