I’m the only parent struggling right now. Everyone else seems to be fine. Parenting is such a challenge and I’m part of the minority of people who feel this way. Why don’t my children behave like other peoples’ children? If
The trial and error nature of parenting
Two things happened today that have focused my thoughts on how much we learn from trial and error. First, my daughter and her rocket. It took her ages to build. She glued two cardboard toilet paper rolls together, formed a
Doesn’t it feel good to be forgiven?
Several days ago one of my children hurt another child’s feelings. At school she did something that was unkind and it upset another child, someone she actually really likes. When I found out what she’d done, I felt a mixture
What will they remember?
I knew something was up when I could hear water rushing upstairs. I wondered whether Aidan had turned on the taps in the bathtub, and at worst, I thought I would have to go upstairs to turn them off and
My child as a lotus flower
Is there such thing as a perfect parent? In my mind, I can see the sort of mother I’d love to be– fun, patient and kind. A good listener, a problem-solver, a supportive navigator for my children on the path
Don’t be so hard on yourself
Since becoming a mother, I cannot count the number of times people have said this to me. “Don’t be so hard on yourself” they say, when I say how I wish I could be more patient with my children, or
Another reason to feel inadequate
At the moment the press is covering the release of a new book for mothers by a popular parenting ‘guru.’ According to the press reports, the author encourages mothers to have a date night out or an afternoon together
