Barbie is not welcome in my house
No Gender December has sparked various forms of outrage, criticism and support. The audacity of some people to suggest the gender stereotyping of toys can have an impact on our precious children! Well...
View ArticleBaby gender and old wives tales – the results of our experiment!
Can a spinning wedding ring correctly guess the sex of your baby? What about the fact you’re carrying high, is that a sure sign of a baby girl? Probably not … but it is always fun to try out those baby...
View ArticleBaby gender selection methods – influence the sex of your baby
Throughout history there have been many old wives’ tales about baby gender – some to guess the sex of your baby when you’re pregnant and others regarding ways to influence the gender before conception....
View ArticleThe problem with The Pink Fairy Dress
Little G was supposed to be a tomboy. Why? Because I willed it. She was supposed to be a boy (’cause that’s what I expected), she has an older half-brother, her dad coaches rugby and her mum never...
View ArticleWhere have all the (Lego) female Super Heroes gone?
Recently, a (male) friend sent me a petition on Facebook for the change.org “Female Mini-figure Set” project. It called for the general public to support a female mini-figure set to be added to the...
View ArticleA Boy? Do I want one?
I have these questions always following me once people see or know that I have four girls. Are you going to try for a boy? Don’t you want a boy? But don’t you think you need a boy? My answer is No…...
View Article5 toilet training tips for girls
Girls and boys learn to do most things the same way – eating, sleeping, walking, talking – but toilet training is where the differences in their bodily anatomy start to make their learning experiences...
View ArticleBallet for my girls? No thank you
Now that I am a doting mother of two girls, I would much rather have them participating in some form of martial arts over dancing. My reasons are not based on avoiding them from developing a ‘princess...
View Article4 gifts to help promote a positive body image in girls this Christmas
With an almost endless possibility of toys out there, choosing the most appropriate ones can be a challenge come Christmas time. But rather than simply buying what’s on every girl’s wish list, it is...
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