Note to self: I am a 'Type B' parent and I just have to accept it! I'm the mum in the park swinging her child for "only five minutes more" since forty-five minutes.  The one who occasionally allows a chocolate before breakfast.  The one who is extremely flexible about bedtime on weekends.  The one who… Continue reading Ambitions of a Type B Mother

My daughter baked a cake from scratch! A really miraculous achievement since I had feared she would be genetically challenged in the cooking department. She did it against all odds, without my help (which is a blessing in disguise, really). She selected her own ingredients, and mixed them well, and I helped her use the… Continue reading Greys and Rainbows – The Colours Of Our Feelings

I'm bored!...has got to be the most overused phrase by children...after the earth-shattering, record-breaking "Mommmmmm" of course. We seem to be raising our children in times of overstimulation. Technology, and gadgets add entertainment to relieve the most excruciatingly boring situations that children of previous generations weren't privy to (remember long car and plane rides, or… Continue reading The Gift Of Boredom