Tanya Kovarsky
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 –...
Savings and finances: An important part of your parenting checklist
The books, the stories and the antenatal classes never quite prepare us for what parenthood entails. We can learn how to bath an infant...
Is sharing everything about our kids online the best idea?
Those cute pics you post of your child with a bare butt running around the garden; that angsty admission on Facebook that you’re battling...
14 small, easy ways I’m being more environmentally active
I am by no means a tree hugger, environmental activist or “all-green”. I still drive everywhere, take baths (I live in Joburg, but still),...
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