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In a world where instant gratification seems to be the norm, teaching patience has become an essential life skill. The younger generations, in particular, have grown up in an age of smartphones, fast food, and on-demand streaming, making patience a rare virtue. But as parents and teachers, we can play a crucial role in helping…
Teachers have a tough(er) job, these days, competing with more outside influences than any generation before them. It is becoming more and more challenging to keep attention and motivate learners in and out of the classroom. Boosting confidence and motivation in school-going children is crucial for their overall academic success and personal development. When learners…
Early in January, just before schools opened for the new academic year, I had an interview with Haafidha Rayhaanah Omar on Radio Islam about the best age for children to start school. I was asked to lend my views to the debate: when should your child start school?
Undeniably, the role of parenting becomes more challenging as children grow. One of the more difficult tasks is helping your child deal with failure. Early on a Sunday morning, before the holiday rush, on 18 December 2022 I chatted to Brother Faizal Suleman on CII regarding how to deal with children who don’t make the…
Perinatal mental health: Moodiness
Perinatal mental health: Emotions, challenges and scenarios
In essence, roughly 30% of a baby’s most critical days for optimal development lies within the most emotionally taxing days of its mother’s life. Perinatal refers to the time during pregnancy and the postpartum period and, as such, spans approximately one year. There is no time in the life of the adult human that one’s…
When it comes to postnatal care, not enough can be written about it. Whether it’s from well-meaning friends and family or from online forums or podcasts, everyone has an opinion about what you can do to make it better for you. This post covers six tips that, on hindsight, I found worked for me during…
Those who know me, know that I am quite vocal about mental health during the postpartum period. I draw on my own experiences and talk about it as a way to: This post includes: The podcast is available on Anchor.fm here, on Shopify here and also on my Instagram IGTV and on YouTube here. Please…
In my first podcast episode, I discuss the many challenges that Lockdown brought and how they could be used as an opportunity to teach our children to be resilient and embrace change. Please click here to view it via IGTV or click here to listen to the podcast instead.
As the Lock Down in SA loomed near, there has been an influx of activity packs, daily lock down ‘schedules’ and online lessons for all ages offered by a variety of organizations and private tutors. Each activity pack and schedule is jam-packed with amazing homeschool activities and crafts to put the best school mom to…
