Monthly Archives: January 2012

Exam revulsion

I hate exams. I hate the kind of mother I become when exams loom. I do not want to be an overly-ambitious mother who pressurises and pushes her child. I want to be supportive and accepting. Hah! It appears that I am only capable of being supportive when the need for help is towards studying; [...]

Posted on 27 January 2012
Musings: Parenting girls
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Staying safe through risk taking

When our children were young I had to train my husband to allow them to fall off a piece of furniture that was wobbly, rather than reaching out to steady it. He was horrified when I stood by, just watching, as our child climbed atop a stool that was clearly not stable. My reasoning: this [...]

Posted on 15 January 2012
Musings: Coming of age, Parenting teenagers
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When is the Right Age to Have a Baby?

Twenty-eight? Not eighteen, not for me anyway. And thirty-eight to have a first child seems a bit old. A bold few say never. But who says that you have to be well out of your teens but not too far towards middle age? It wasn’t so long ago that women hoped to grow up, meet [...]

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Posted on 11 January 2012
Musings: Parenting girls, Parenting teenagers, Rites of passage
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