Have you heard of the term “A Motherhood Statement”? In essence, it’s a is a sweeping declaration or generalization, often about important things. Here’s a definition of the term motherhood statement from Wiktionary: Noun: A vague, feel-good platitude, especially one made by a politician, that few people would disagree with. For example: “Our country must contribute to world peace.”
Kathleen Cooke lives in Hollywood and is a media executive, producer and actress, writer and global speaker. She’s a founding partner at Cooke Pictures where she oversees casting, and is a Creative Director for all major projects. Kathleen wants to help mothers future-proof iGen children. I spoke to Kathleen about the iGen on the Treasuring Mothers podcast […]
Have you noticed that every mother teaches her children how to talk? That’s why the language you grow up with is called your “mother-tongue“. The challenge of how to get your kids talking – from birth until they can speak fluently – is primarily a mother’s task. It’s quite a big thing to do! One […]
25 Little Ways To have Fun Before Turning 10 (with some help from an adult!) When my children were growing up I found it really difficult to know what they were capable of by what age. Every now and then I found a valuable list of skills per age. But I never found a list […]
HAVE YOU EVER SUDDENLY realized you don’t know something that everyone else seems to know? There can be life skill gaps in your knowledge, and it can be dang uncomfortable! Life skills, almost always, are passed onto us by our parents. It’s part of the process of growing up. Listen to Jenny talk about life […]
Work-life balance for mothers requires some fine footwork! The below snapshot of a fave childhood activity gives a picture of that sort of skill: When I was little, my sister and I enjoyed balancing the seesaw at our local playground. Perhaps you did the same when you were growing up. We’d stand in the middle, […]
Whatcha doin’? My daughter’s little voice piped up whenever she found herself with a willing listener. It was the well-used question she offered as she made conversation with friends, young and old. It usually got people going with a story about their latest activities. She would then launch forth into her own explanation of how […]
Five Golden Rules to Cope with the WHY Phase Listen about to how to cope with the never-ending “Why?” Jenny Baxter talks to Scottie Haas on ultra106five Hobart about how to cope when your kids ask too many questions. How many times have you thrown your hands up in frustration at the never-ending WHYs? Recently a friend posted […]