Some are born with influence. And others deliberately take it on. Yet others have it imposed upon them. Some people do it without even realizing or underestimate it. Nations have been won and lost with it, continents discovered using it, wars begun and ended with its power, slavery abolished, criminals locked away and the innocent […]
This week’s guest blogger is parenting author Harriet Connor. With three young boys in her life, Harriet has thought a lot about information overload. Sometimes it is simply a case of just too much information! You can listen to the podcast as Harriet talks with Jenny Baxter about her tips and strategies HERE >>> Harriet has […]
It’s not hard to dread crazy school holidays. But hang on. What do you do with that thought? Hands up! “Do you love school holidays?” We’re in the middle of the summer school holiday period in the Southern Hemisphere. So the question today is: “Do you love school holidays?” What about crazy school holidays? Do you love […]
Our guest blogger this week is Jan Murray, reflecting on Grandmothers helping Mothers. Is it a case of pure baby bliss? Or is it a family melt-down? Well, at very least, let’s avoid the melt-down! Jan Murray is a registered Midwife and a Child and Family Health nurse. She is passionate about seeing young families flourish […]
Unsurprisingly, it’s the little things that take you by surprise. Too late you discover the things you didn’t teach your kids. This is one area where it’s easy to feel like you need parenting help! Like when you realize in the middle of a wedding ceremony your son doesn’t know how to whisper, and suddenly everyone knows he […]
Pornography is one of the big unspoken topics in this internet era. Absolutely! You know about it, but rarely talk about it. And rarely mention its effect on people. I recently finished watching the gripping Series 3 of Broadchurch on Netflix, and sadly, most of the crimes committed were attributed to porn-watching. So how do mothers protect […]
How did Anna know what to do with her screaming baby? By trusting her motherly intuition – and with a little help from her Mamma! Sleep? Who needs sleep? Anna is a friend of mine whose baby, Charlotte, is just three months old. Even though Anna is a medical doctor, being a first-time mum is […]
Last year, the Sydney Morning Herald came up with this interesting question: “What if a mother suspects she has made a horrible mistake having children?” As a result, the popular news-current affairs TV show The Project screened a similar piece about “motherhood regret” a few days later.
Sometimes there are things we mothers keep very quiet. Like when we have a parenting fail. It’s so hard to admit our mistakes, and yet it happens. Like it or not, keeping up appearances is instinctive. And usually wrong. Here’s one incident which I never confessed to any of my motherly friends. I was so […]
Four Steps to Getting Out of an Abusive Situation Kathleen Cooke leads and inspires women involved in media and entertainment through her nonprofit, The Influence Lab, which focuses on redefining Christian media strategies in the digital age. She edits the monthly Influence Women’s Journal and is also the author of the new devotional Hope4Today. Kathleen Cooke spoke about […]