by Sholain Govender-Bateman | motherhood |
I know that the gist of most 21st century mantras for working mums/mums/parents is to aim for work-life balance, ditch the non-essential stuff, don’t over-commit, keep it simple, blah blah blah – but there are some things that seem so unnecessary yet end up taking SO much time. Here’s my list
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by Sholain Govender-Bateman | family, play |
It’s holiday time and every parent needs an arsenal of activities to keep their little darlings busy and it doesn’t have to cost a lot. Here are 5 of my top budget activities that both my girls love:
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by Sholain Govender-Bateman | culture, gender |
There is something fundamentally wrong with a school giving their female students a civvies day treat for Women’s Day but then saying “the dress-code is smart-casual, but of course, dresses are preferred…”.
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by Sholain Govender-Bateman | family, indoor, play |
World Play Day is being celebrated this Thursday (28 May 2015) with local activities being organised by non-profit organisation Cotlands. Some may scoff at a day being dedicated to playing but in a world where our children are under constant pressure to excel academically…
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by Sholain Govender-Bateman | parenting stuff |
As if being a full-time working mum of two young children wasn’t hectic enough, there’s also the added pressure to stay fit. Solution – Get a fitness tracker for motivation and to keep track of how active you actually are.
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by Sholain Govender-Bateman | day outings |
What a fun experience going to the newly opened Menlyn Park fun centre! As a rule, hubby and I avoid busy shopping malls with the girls and rather go to parks and restaurants that have open air playgrounds and jungle gyms. However, we decided to give the new play area a go and it was a hit!
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by Sholain Govender-Bateman | kids books, teen books |
Durbanite, Duncan Guy has created an online kids newspaper that is suitable for any primary school child, locally and internationally called Learn the News…
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by Sholain Govender-Bateman | bullying |
Within two months of Isobel(now 6) starting at a new preschool last year, she began complaining about a little boy, who I’ll refer to as A, who was mean to her….and we brushed it off.
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by Sholain Govender-Bateman | gender |
Yesterday my 6 year old daughter asked me: “Mama, why can’t girls be the president of South Africa?”
I immediately told Isobel that girls can certainly be president if they wanted to and we went on to have a chat…
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by Sholain Govender-Bateman | lunchboxes |
Isobel hasn’t even started Grade 1 yet where we’ll have to pack lunch and snacks for her school day but we’ve already experienced our first incident of snack box politics.
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by Sholain Govender-Bateman | preschools |
It’s happened, Isobel is turning 7 next May which means that the transition to ‘big school’ has begun…for me. Of course, she’s thrilled with the prospect of meeting new friends, swimming in the big school pool and having loads of new adventures.
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by Sholain Govender-Bateman | giving |
I think that many of us parents are focussed on giving our kids the best that we can afford and making them confident and independent, teaching them to always seek the best for themselves… but how do we know that we’re not raising our kids to be so self-involved and narcissistic…
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by Sholain Govender-Bateman | Uncategorized |
There’s something amazingly innocent and sweet when your little child falls for the Santa lie, which I like to refer to as #SantaGate. They listen wide-eyed as you explain how Santa will arrive on his sleigh transport magically by flying reindeers so that he can deliver zillions of presents globally. It’s thrilling to see the huge smiles when they wake up in the morning
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