Slow down and take a break
It's time to slow down and take a break. The Easter Holidays combined with May Day has created the perfect opportunity to take a few days' leave and get 10 in return. Here are some tips for how to [...]
Why Don’t We Just Forget Youth Day?
Why don't we just foget Youth Day? This question is provocative, yes! We seem to have learnt so little since the Soweto Uprising on 16 June 1976, where thousands of students were ambushed by the apartheid regime as they [...]
Financial planning for women 101: Buy the share, not the handbag!
Buy the share not the handbag! I'm not a financial adviser and this is not financial advice. Rather, it's uncommon commonsense that really only kicked in for me after I became a widow, a single mom and sole breadwinner. [...]
Managing the fear of ‘not knowing’ in the mists of Covid-19
Is everything feeling surreal to you? I have this feeling of uneasiness and I sense a palpable fear, mine and everyone else's. It has been a week of non-stop media interviews, helping individuals and families adapt to working from home, [...]
Journeying with each other
Belonging and togetherness is a fundamental human need. We do not do life alone. We prefer, on the whole, to travel with others, to share our experiences and be part of something bigger than ourselves. Human beings are essentially social [...]
Winter and Family Board Games Go Together!
Board Games Are Perfect For Quality Family Time! Board games are a great family togetherness activity. Children learn to follow rules of the game, develop strategic thinking and forward planning, work together co-operatively, take turns, learn how to compete - [...]
10 STEM Toys and Games To Get Your Child’s Curiosity Pumping!
Do you know what STEM Toys and Games are? STEM toys and games stimulate a child’s curiosity, thinking and learning about science, technology, engineering and maths. Encourage playful discovery through experimentation. Up their tech skills with robotics, gaming and drones. [...]
My time, your time, our time – happy Father’s Day!
From the time our children are really small, they want to know if they can trust their fathers to be there for them, to show up for them, to protect them, and to love them unconditionally, whether they win or [...]
Mothers are for leaning in not leaning on
It's Mother's Day. Today we recognise all mothers, biological or not. Every child who has someone they call "Mom" has someone in their corner, for life. Through the good times and the bad, the happy and the sad. If there [...]
Top 10 Brain Booster Games
The long summer holidays are over and now it's time to get your children back into routine and in the right head space for school. Why not give them a little reminder in a fun way to sharpen up their [...]