Rock bottom

It's a bit of a scary world we live in for us parents of 2018. I often feel like we're kind of pioneers. We're on unknown territory. We didn't grow up in a digital world, but our children do. So how are we supposed to know what's best, and how do we guide or children...

The kids are playing outside all the time. They look filthy as pigs, but who cares. Right now they're shooting a movie featuring my youngest son Piet as Indiana Jones, and my middle son Ot as the villain. My mommy cup runneth over! They're using their imagination and getting lots of exercise in the great...

As a mom it's very important to me, my kids are well mannered. So if somebody says something, and they didn't quite catch it, I don't want them saying: 'Huh?' The correct answer is...  To teach them this, for every 'Huh', I offer the correct response: 'What did you say?' Unfortunately this parenting method turned...

Every Monday night my husband and I like to watch Grey's Anatomy together. This medical drama premiered in 2005 and is still going strong! There's lots of drama, romance and also parenting in Grey's Anatomy. I especially like the parenting stuff because it can be quite insightful, and sometimes downright funny. Mothers have a life...