individuality

November 22, 2021attachment, bonding, connections, hide and seek, identity, individuality, mother, safety, separation

Ready or not

“Ready or not…here I come…” is probably a phrase you have either said or heard many a time as a parent/uncle/auntie/grandparent…. Hide […]

November 1, 2021adventure, busyness, change, choice, connections, education, emotions, family, feelings, future, identity, individuality, mother, Parenting

Who you say I am

I cannot believe how long it has been since I’ve blogged and I can tell you I’ve really missed it. I need […]

November 23, 2020attachment, attunement, basic need, body, bonding, communication, education, emotions, empathy, expression, family, feelings, individuality, learning, mother, nursery rhymes, Parenting, play, play therapy, singing

Wind the Bobbin Up

Have you ever wondered why it is we sing such bizarre, action-packed songs to babies? I’ve never given it much thought until […]

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020adventure, anxiety, attachment, attention, attention-seeking, attunement, basic need, busyness, change, communication, community, Creativity, education, emotions, Exercise, family, family time, feelings, Hope, individuality, indoor, learning, mental health, mother, Parenting, patience, perseverance, play, positivity, self-care, Uncategorized

What I go to school for

To encourage you all, this week has been significantly better. Having taken my own advice last week we have gotten off to […]

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020adoption, adoptive parent, attachment, basic need, emotions, empathy, family, feelings, individuality, love, love languages, mental health, mother, Parenting, perseverance, positivity, Uncategorized

The Power of Love

I know I’m a bit late in the month to be thinking about love, but I was struck by a somewhat saddening […]

February 5, 2020February 16, 2020attention, attention-seeking, attunement, busyness, change, consumer, Creativity, emotions, empathy, expression, family, family time, feelings, grateful, individuality, negativity, Parenting, patience, perseverance, positivity, self-care, thankful, tiredness, try

Be thankful

I feel confronted by a challenge at the moment, and one I have to admit, I don’t yet have the answer to. […]

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020anxiety, attention, attention-seeking, attunement, basic need, busyness, change, communication, community, education, emotions, family, family time, feelings, Holiday, individuality, mental health, mother, Parenting, patience, perseverance, positivity, post natal depression, seasonal, self-care, socializing, talking, tiredness, try, work

Whatever next?

I have been reminded this week of the importance of journeying through parenthood with others. It’s something I’ve mentioned before (maybe on […]

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020adventure, busyness, change, communication, community, emotions, family, family time, feelings, Goal, individuality, January, learning, love, mental health, mother, New Year, New Year's Resolution, Parenting, patience, perseverance, positivity, Resolution, seasonal, stress, talking, thankful, try, winter

New Year; New You?

Who gets to January and thinks yey, it’s a new year…that means a new me? Or who gets to January and thinks […]

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019attachment, attention, change, family, individuality, learning, love, mother, Parenting, patience, positivity, rapprochement, separation, separation anxiety

Only Mummy

It can be very challenging/frustrating when you just want to get something done so you give your bundle of joy to someone […]