We hope hitched with kids will encourage parents in the amazing job they do. Filled with useful articles, humour and advice for raising kids well.
Why it’s important to train your teens not to roll their eyes.
Have you got a teenager who rolls their eyes? Does it annoy you? Then you wouldn't be alone! A recent study by researcher John Gottman indicates that there are certain behaviours that are evident in couples heading for divorce. Be careful your teen isn't learning...
The Greatest Gift You Can Give Your Unborn Child
There are many books on the market today that focus on one of the most significant life experiences a woman can go through – pregnancy. For some women the experience is one of the most rewarding they have ever had, for others, it is a time of fear and dread. Dealing...
6 Tips to Keep Your Marriage Healthy During Pregnancy
Pregnancy can place a lot of strain on a marriage relationship. The physical and hormonal changes that a woman goes through are huge. The once level headed woman can appear to have changed into an emotional mess. Here are some tips for keeping a stable, loving...
What to do when your kids are under the microscope.
I was inspired by Ashley Willis’ very honest blog about what it’s like to go somewhere with small children and feel like you are living in a goldfish bowl. This particular blog was in an open letter style TO THE OLDER COUPLE WHO STARED A HOLE THROUGH MY SONS AND ME AT...
When they say ‘Talk to the hand’, talk to their heart!
Parents might not get a hand shoved in their face, but many teenagers still display the attitude, 'talk to the hand because this face ain't listening'. A phrase that originated in the 1990’s is still alive and kicking decades later because the attitude that birthed it...
Why Working Overtime Doesn’t Equal Success!
You might get excited about having the opportunity to work overtime especially if there is an additional financial incentive involved but beware! What seems to have a positive benefit to the family can actually be detrimental especially when your spouse and children...
How to Help a Child Through the Grief of Divorce
It would be naive to imagine that divorce has little or no impact on children. The grief they suffer may manifest itself in different ways but it is certainly something they experience. Don't ignore it or minimise the importance of their feelings. Here are some...
Connected or Disconnected? How well are you connecting with your kids?
Smartphones have extensively flooded the market as the essential communication tool whether you are at school, in business or travelling, but do cell phones really meet their objective as connection tools? Are smartphones really smart? A number of years ago we were at...
The Dangers of Parenting by Comparison How do you measure up?
Parenting by Comparison may not be a phrase you have heard before but it is likely you have seen examples of this type of parenting on a daily basis. "Why can't you be like ..." parenting is not only a danger for those who have more than one child, it is a danger for...
Parental Exhaustion … 5 ways to survive it without sacrificing your marriage.
A while ago Roy and I became new parents of twins. Well not quite, we had two newborns in the home but they were kittens. Rescuing kittens was not something either of us had on our radar but the experience brought back a flood of memories as well as some of the...