Regrets From Slapping My Daughter and How To Overcome This Mistake

I made a mistake. A huge one. I was playing a pillow fight with my stepdaughter and hit her with the pillow. She stopped and screamed, this is why I hate you. So I slapped her. I left the room upset. Not knowing if I was more upset at slapping her or the fact that...

2 Awesome Benefits of Staying Calm. Which Every Parent Needs To Know.

Staying calm in stressful situations is the key to success. How much more important is it than to stay calm in a stressful household. From the nighttime teeth cleaning routines to help your children reach their full potential. And not to forget the stress of thinking you as a parent can do better. Stress not...

5 Problems With Being Too Strict With Your Children

As a parent, we need to be firm at times. We all know of cases where kids have become so spoilt by their over-lenient parents. But there is a thin line between being firm with our kids and being too strict. There’s no doubt all of us parents have our kid’s best interests in mind...

Surprising Ways To Strengthen Your Relationship Through Praises

Relationships are like roses. The beauty of the rose depends on many factions, the type of soil, the amount of sunlight and so on. Like roses, relationships' beauty relies on several factors. Love and friendship are some factors which improve your relationship. Complementing your spouse can also strengthen your relationship. Complementing your spouse takes only...

Past Regrets in Marriage and This Simple Trick Which Saved My Marriage

At this rate, we're going to get divorced. Saddened at what I was hearing from my friend. But at the same time, I pitied his situation as I was in a similar situation a few years ago. As my friend was telling me about his marital problems, I was reminiscing about problems I had with...

3 Simple Tricks Which Helped Save My Marriage

“I don't love her any more! And I've told her,” I felt shocked at what I was hearing, but at the same time I felt pity for his situation. A few years ago, I was going through the same situation with my wife. I explained that marriage is about two people working to strengthen their...

A simple trick to reduce marital tension that actually works

At this rate, we're going to get divorced. I was shocked, the words hit hard, as I know I was in the same predicament with my wife a few years ago. A friend of mine was speaking to me and the issue of his marriage came up. I asked how his wife was doing, and...

3 reasons why parents should encourage their children self-defence

Learning to defend myself through boxing was one of the most important skills I learned growing up. This is why I want to teach my children how to defend themselves in any situation. Apart from the immediate benefit of protecting themselves, other benefits of self-defence include: confidence booster Being bullied as a child killed my...

Why All Parents Need To Get Their Children Pets

It happened to all us parents. Our kids want a pet, but can we're not sure if we can handle the responsibility. All kids should have pets, at the very least often interact with them. Here are some of the benefits of interacting with pets. Pets help develop children's learning Nowadays, there is little or...

Beautiful lessons learnt from mistakes with my mother

I wasn't as grateful as I should have been to my mother when I was younger. I was a rebellious child with way too much energy. For sure, I drove my mother mad at times. I did want to make up for my mischievous past, but that all changed when my mother passed away from...