MOMSNOTES
Articles
Teaching our kids to give back
“During the Christmas holiday season there are a number of opportunities to give to the community and to those in need. This is a great time of year to teach children about the importance of giving back, which is a value they will have throughout their lives. We have put together some ways of introducing the concept to them…”
Finding the Balance
“Whether we like it or not, digital devices are very much a part of our lives. In so many ways they make our lives so much easier and have advanced communication by light years and while these devices can enhance learning and build community, they can also interfere with everything from sleep to creativity. But read on, it’s not all bad, there are quite a few positives to be gained from device time. We just have to find the balance…”
Two by Two
“The one thing you can count on when you are expecting twins is that your home life is going to change drasti¬cally. Yip, your house will resemble a day care facility and you may never get to make your bed! Everything is doubled! But that goes for the trials and the joys of having multiples…”
In this house we will laugh
“Perhaps you have found that the crazy speed at which your weeks are rocketing by and the stress of dailylife, has left your family feeling like you haven’t laughed in forever….”
Christmas Cover Competition
“WIN! Enter your baby in our Christmas COVER COMPETITION…”
The 3 R’s
“Teaching is one of those professions that seem to consume you, right from the moment that you stumble out of bed until you lay your head down at night. My last thoughts are those of lessons I intend to teach the following day and include fanciful images of pupils’ rapturous gazes as new nuggets of information are divulged to them. Their response to these can barely be contained, as they strain to stand up from behind their desks to catch my attention and ask for
“some more (knowledge), please…”
Spring Revival
“No artist, novice or expert, has the magic to be able to capture the many beauties of spring and display them on a canvas with the same impact as nature itself. Vain attempts can be nothing less than extraordinary but vain none-the-less…”
Being a parent is scary
“Very few of us were ready to adult! One day we found that we had these precious human beings that were totally our responsibility for the rest of our lives, and to many of us it gets so overwhelming that we just feel as if we are falling apart. If you often feel as if you are failing as a parent, or simply wonder if there is a better or easier way to get through to your kids, read on, and remember you are not alone!…”
Enjoy your pregnancy
“As you may imagine, how you feel about your pregnancy would be entirely connected to your circumstances. Whether you planned it or whether you were caught off-guard, becoming a mother is a very big deal…”
Making Maths Fun!
“Research shows that anxiety caused by learning maths affects students worldwide. It is caused by the constant frustrations associated with the inability to understand maths concepts. Fortunately, this is often quite easily rectified…”
Other People’s kids
“Perfect parenting is a myth! We were comparing our BK days and remembered things like. “I would NEVER let my children walk barefoot in the mall.” Famous last words!…”
Am I spending enough time with my child
“Time is one thing money cannot buy and it cannot be replaced. It is our most valuable and most under-used currency. It matters to your children, how you spend your time. Spend your most valuable currency where you’ll get the biggest return… spend time on your kids!….”
