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On this episode Olwethu sits down with Raelene Rorke to discuss raising girls vs raising boys. Is there a real difference between the two or is each child a unique experience all unto themselves? They share insights and contrast their experiences as the mothers of...
Holidays and travel with the little ones Holiday times are meant to be a restful period, but any mom will tell you this is normally not the case. You are staring at a sink full of dishes, mopping endlessly, the laundry is piling up, the children (especially boys) are...
I am a huge believer in forging good cleanliness habits, especially for children and with child care givers. Primarily, it is extremely important for us all to maintain good hand washing habits, sanitiser aside. Many diseases, including diarrhoea, are transmitted by a...
Here’s what you need to know when flying: For all the cute ways to name a pregnancy, like a bun in the oven, a baby-bump, Buddha-belly, Mummy-Tummy, and the list goes on; at Mango Airlines they have their own adorable name for pregnant Guests. “If this is you, you...
Images taken by Trevor Stuurman “I celebrate my shifting form, grateful to be free, temporarily, from the feeling that any increase in my size is betrayal, horror or a source of shame.” This being my third pregnancy, I have come to fully embrace (finally!!!) the...
Azania Mosaka is that big sister who’s not aware you have adopted her but honestly, how can you not! She’s stolen our hearts from way back in the day on SABC and then later owning sisterhood and bringing women together in solidarity as the host of Total...
“Good Day I guess it always helps to start at the beginning right….. I was born in Soweto, however raised in PTA- I’m a mom of two girls By the time I was 5 my parents had broken up, as such my mom opted to take me to live her aunt (my gran in Pta) I...
We’re just about halfway and I’m finally settling into preggy mode and loving it. I’m not going to say I’m not loving the spoils and having the rights to ask hubby for midnight meals *hehe*. Whilst I had 2 very breezy pregnancies with my boys; I didn’t have as much...
For those that aren’t aware, this is my third pregnancy and I won’t lie, I was pretty nervous about documenting this pregnancy online. Then I thought ‘why not?, it should be fun.’ As I share my journey, I’m hoping to hear yours too if you...
With a little over a week to go before schools reopen; here are some holiday activities for some relief moms: Art Jamming – http://www.artjamming.co.za/ Art Jam has holiday programmes for kids. They have also introduced Messy Play Classes in stores....
Hello, my name is Tumi and this is my story. Before I got pregnant and became a mom, I used hear about this term ‘terrible two’s’ & couldn’t understand what the fuss was all about. I didn’t understand how a toddler could be capable of...
So I have two toddlers, boys to be precise. They are ninja turtles! But what I have come to learn about raising toddlers is picking my battles. I epically fail 60% of the time, but I try. I promise you! I find myself judging myself for how loud I just shouted or how...
School drop offs are just that school drop off right? Who cares what parents wear! Well… Clearly that’s not the case. I recently read a very interesting post that had gone viral on Facebook about a school in the UK who’s school principal had sent the kids...
