Category: Raising Kids

by Ntombenhle Khathwane When I think of childhood joy, I still smell petrol stations at dawn and hear my parents’ road-trip playlist. Those drives were our moving sanctuary. After my parents separated, holidays changed. My mom loved us, but now I understand she was exhausted, but to us it felt like rejection and abandonment. She […]

by Ntombenhle Khathwane   I’m parenting my three children more gently than the way many of us were raised. For me, gentle has never meant “anything goes.” It means from birth, I prioritise my children’s emotional wellbeing, safety, voice, and worth, while also keeping clear boundaries and consistent structure. This hasn’t always been popular. In […]

South African parents are raising children in a world that is louder, faster, and more demanding than ever before. Between school pressures, social dynamics, sport, cultural expectations, and the swirl of digital life, it can feel difficult to truly connect with our kids at the end of the day.