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Please and Thank You
TweetRemember, please and thank you these are the magic words, if you want nice things to happen it’s the words that must be heard… Anyone else know this kids song? Its from Barney. Well raising our boys with manners, is one of the non-negotiables in our family and in our home. Simple you may say, or obvious you may think BUT it actually is VERY hard and takes WORK. We, I think, have pretty awesome boys. They behave well most of the time (the acting out is normally just in the confines of our home when only Carl and I are witness to it), they say their please’s and thank…
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The Father
Tweet Growing up I always looked to my Dad as my hero, the provider, the head of our Spiritual home, the protector, my supporter. I think that this is what most little girls do, they love them through the good and the bad. We put them on a pedestal and when we look at them we think “My Daddy”. But as we grow older we see their flaws, we see their raw emotions and in my case we see them at their weakest. Slowly they move lower and lower off that pedestal. We learn things about them, we fight with them, we get angry, we blame them, we go silent,…
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STOP Pinning START doing
Tweet Let me start out in saying that I’m OBSESSED with Pinterest! There, now that that’s out of the way let me get to the point. Its good to have a hobby, actually GREAT and as a Mom we very rarely find time to schedule some us time and focus on our little crafty projects (if that’s your hobby) or gym or whatever it is. So we turn to Pinterest and pin away happily and have these wonderful visions and ideas in our minds of all the lovely things we’d like to make and do. Some on our own, some involving the kids, others for our home. And as the…
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Woolworths Mom’s Tours
TweetEver heard of the Woolworths Mom’s Tours? No? Well then grab a cup of something warm, put your feet up and enjoy Woolworths Mom’s Tours Mom’s Store Tours are part of the Woolworths Making the Difference Educational Programmed for primary schools. Established over nine years ago the programme has been helping teachers and parents teach Grade 4 learners in some 2000 schools about nutrition, healthy living and caring for the environment. As part of Woolworths Good Business Journey, it also helps address a range of challenges that South African children experience, from increasing obesity to persistent under nutrition. A typical tour starts with a short session of the food groups,…
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Child Protection Week
Tweet31 May – 7 June Theme: Working Together to Protect Children As a parent one of my greatest fears is something happening to my boys. Now when I say something, I don’t mean them falling and breaking an arm (however that would also traumatize me). I mean someone taking my boys, someone hurting my boys, them disappearing, and the not knowing. For many South Africans this tragedy has actually occurred. Not all are known and spread on all the channels, not every child gets the same attention which is terrible and many families, many parents never ever find closure. We read in the newspapers (well I don’t as I hate…
