As a single mother, the responsibility of raising kids alone can be overwhelming. With so much to juggle, it’s easy to put off overwhelming tasks such as estate planning. However, estate planning is crucial for single mums! We need to ensure our kids are taken care of in the event of our unexpected passing.
Below is a comprehensive guide to estate planning for single mothers.Continue Reading →
Addiction can take many forms, including drugs, alcohol, gambling, and pornography, among others. Living with a partner who has an addiction can be extremely challenging and stressful. If you have a partner with an addiction, it’s important to know that you are not alone. You may ultimately decide you want to end things, but there is also hope for recovery.
Whilst you decide which road to take, here are six strategies for coping with a partner’s addiction.Continue Reading →
During the recent school holidays, we went to Mudgee for a few days and stayed at Wallinga Farmstay. It was just what we needed, to ease back into life, after a pretty rough few weeks of getting sick with, and recovering from, Covid-19.
A short, three-and-a-half-hour drive from Sydney made this trip so doable for a quick two-night getaway.
The last time I went to Mudgee was during my mining engineering university days about 15 years ago… it was a field trip. I remember staying for a night and thinking “If I ever have to move to a residential mining town for work, this would be a great spot”.
And this time, I got to enjoy it so much more and really fell in love with it. Who knew there was so much to do and see?
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This blog post is sponsored by ABC Reading Eggs.
A few years ago, I attended a talk by Dr Elanna Yalow, a world-renowned expert in early education and the CEO of Early Learning Programs at KinderCare Education in the United States. Dr Yalow has several qualifications under her belt including a Ph. D in Educational Psychology, an M.B.A., and a B.A. in Psychology.
Dr Yalow talked about how crucial the first five years are for our children, and that 70% of brain development occurs in the first three years of life.Continue Reading →
Telling your kids that you are separating is probably one of the hardest things you will ever have to do. The news of parental separation can be difficult for your kids to accept and it will take time to adjust to the change.
For your child, this can be a period of grief and confusion, and they could be scared of the unknown and wondering what’s going to happen to them and to their lives. Your child might be angry, sad, and confused.
Here are ten tips on how to break the news of your separation to your kids and how you can support your kids to help them cope with the news.Continue Reading →