I have succumbed to the “but everybody else has” argument in allowing my two eldest sons to have mobile phones. According to them, every…

I am not a perfect parent and as much as I adore my four sons they aren’t perfect either; come to think of it…

One of the questions we are often asked as parents is “What after school activities do your children do?” Maybe it is just the…

February has been a funny month in our house – and that’s funny peculiar, not funny ha-ha! Ian and I have gone on a…

Childhood obesity is becoming a big problem in New Zealand, as it is in most Western countries. The National Children’s Nutrition Survey, carried out…

Many of us hark back to a distant memory. It may be of our family, it may be of someone else’s family, it may…

I know that many of us dread the kindy and school holidays. Weeks without a break from the kids. For me, I always see…

Years ago I went to a business seminar by Andrew Smith of APT (Accelerated Planning Technique). He based his planning method on the idea…

Ian and I have recently had time to sit down together, enjoy an entire cup of (hot) coffee and talk to each other without…

The return to the school term routine presents a good time to reflect on how meal times in your household work. Here’s some of…