I think every child has some kind of musical feeling or talent inside them. When I was a little girl, I genuinely thought I had a talent for singing and often copied the girlbands on MTV singing and dancing. I loved watching choreographed dance. I remembered feeling jealous in my
We were in a bookshop the other day, and my son pointed to a book and said, "This is not a true book." So, I asked him, "What do you mean it's not a true book?" I was puzzled because to me it was
Have you heard about the concept of a maintenance goal? Usually, when we set goals, we're looking to achieve something new, work towards something different, something better. Maintenance goals are about keeping what you already have because some things require upkeep. Marriage is one example. If you stop
How do you divide up your household chores? I think it partly comes down to who's playing what role in the household. Are you the kind of family where everybody does an equal amount of chores? Are you more maternalistic or paternalistic? Do both of you have jobs,
Okay, this is probably a bit of a nerdy question. Do you remember your first file, like a file you had to create to store documents? What kind of file was it? What did you put in it? My first file was for my certificates in school. I had a
Do you practice Sabbath on Saturdays? When I first heard about the idea of Sabbath in the Jewish religion, I was quite fascinated. Initially, I wondered how on earth anyone could live without technology for a whole day. What do you even do?? At first, it seemed really old-fashioned
Debt is a tricky subject because finance is such a personal thing. In our parent support group, some parents mentioned wanting to teach their children money management but felt unsure how to go about it. I find this challenging to participate in a group fully beyond the generic advice of
If you're looking to get a handle on family finances, I highly recommend trying the POTS system. Pot means like, a pot of cash. It’s a budgeting strategy I learned about a decade ago at a finance workshop my husband and I attended. The workshop focused on
I recently shared my thoughts on the importance of family meetings. They're not just about managing routines and household admin; they're a chance for everyone to understand each other better. In these meetings, we often talk about what went well last month and consider how we
In our house, we have a monthly family meeting. I know, it sounds very corporate. We learned about this from our child's school, and honestly, at first, we thought, "really? a meeting with agenda?" We thought at 6 years old our child was too young, because
Recently, I was at an event where people were singing songs I remembered singing in a choir in school. Hearing those songs made me cry. My little lion asked, ‘Are you sad? Why are you crying?’ I wasn't sad. I didn’t even know why I was crying.
Let's talk body image. I've always had a pear-shaped body. In my 20s, I looked pretty good. I had the kind of body that a lot of girls and boys wanted, and I flaunted it where appropriate. Of course, side effects included wolf whistling and