Tanya Kovarsky
Is social media influencing our “parenty” type choices?
When it feels like everyone is living their perfect life on social media, it’s either time to pull back or see the wood for...
Sure-to-please Pesach activities for kids
Also known as that festival during which we don’t eat leavened bread, Passover (or Pesach in Hebrew) is the Jewish celebration that commemorates the...
12 superb at-home holiday activities (especially if you’re not a crafty mom)
Some schools were recently on holiday, and I watched in fascination how moms posted their incredible crafty and arty pics that they had created...
My experience of raising well-mannered kids
I’ve often said that it’s more important for me to raise kind and mannered children than kids who get straight A’s and sports accolades...
I had my first mammogram & I wasn’t quite prepared for it
“You haven’t been for a mammogram yet?” my friends asked me in December, over bubbly and an al fresco lunch in Plett. I’m usually...
8 back-to-school survival tips for moms
If there’s anything that I’ve learnt from my kids’ first days of school, it’s to take tissues and avoid wearing mascara – even the...
There are things I feel mom guilt for, but not these …
Is there a mother out there who hasn’t felt that “mom guilt” somewhere along the line? Like all moms, I carry mother guilt, but...
What I wish someone had told me when I was a new mom
Are you going through those confusing early days as a new parent, or are you a more experienced parent who thinks they could be...
14 parenting moments you shouldn’t feel guilty about
I sometimes feel that, as moms, we don’t need enemies or critics because we are our own worst enemies and critics. We beat ourselves...
Children’s air travel tips that I swear by
I’ve flown with my kids at various ages and stages, including some long-haul flights, and there are a couple of things I’ve learnt –...
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