Jenny spoke to Scottie Haas on Hobart’s ultra106five about good times with your kids – listen HERE. Or read on… Woosh! Time seems to fly when you look back. Remember? It hardly seems any time since your little bundle of crumpled flesh arrived. Even with different coloured fluids escaping from just about every opening, you and your baby received […]
Heading away for a holiday or trip, and leaving your children with friends or family? Sounds exciting! But it’s good to be aware there may be long-term outcomes, even with your very best intentions. This blog explains some of the strategies you can use to ensure your children manage the separation with as few adverse effects […]
The big conundrum: how to confidently leave your child at kindergarten. Every morning at our kindergarten, someone was rostered as a volunteer helper. One day when it was my turn, I watched with interest as a mother and son went through their farewell ritual. “Is it okay if I go now Billy?” the lovely mother […]
Do you ever let your emotions get the better of you, and you cause a storm in a teacup? Learn how to stop over-reacting. Your life (and the lives of those you are with) will be so much more peaceful. “The sun was out, and the brilliant blue sky was dotted with big, white, cotton-wool […]
Kathleen Cooke lives in Hollywood and is a media executive, producer and actress, writer and global speaker. She’s a founding partner at Cooke Pictures where she oversees casting, and is a Creative Director for all major projects. Kathleen wants to help mothers future-proof iGen children. I spoke to Kathleen about the iGen on the Treasuring Mothers podcast […]
My head screwed up with this fresh perspective. Oh my goodness! My rock idol says this: “Parenting is the most important job anyone will ever do.” He really gave a fresh and unexpected view on pregnancy, motherhood and parenting. Why hadn’t I thought of it before? Here’s where I was: Seven months pregnant. First baby. […]
Rarely do we, as children, consider the protective, all-encompassing love our parents have for us. But one day I saw it happen as my cousin’s sudden death began some unusual activity at our house Do you sometimes feel you love your children so much your heart could burst? That nothing will come between you and […]
Have you noticed that every mother teaches her children how to talk? That’s why the language you grow up with is called your “mother-tongue“. The challenge of how to get your kids talking – from birth until they can speak fluently – is primarily a mother’s task. It’s quite a big thing to do! One […]
Being a mother is hard work. Sometimes it can feel like there are more bad days than good ones! And while it’s so easy to lose perspective in the middle of the fray, here are 6 HUGE reasons to cherish motherhood. Keep this list to come back to every so often, because it will help […]
25 Little Ways To have Fun Before Turning 10 (with some help from an adult!) When my children were growing up I found it really difficult to know what they were capable of by what age. Every now and then I found a valuable list of skills per age. But I never found a list […]