Category: Raising Kids

Worthy Parent, Worthy Child — by Ntombenhle Khathwane A new school year looks exciting on the outside, new uniform, new stationery, new goals. But inside your child’s body, something deeper is happening.

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 […]