– Hettie Brittz van Immergroen Ouerskap Daar is vir ouers deesdae soveel ‘goeie nuus’ in ouerskapboeke en –tydskrifartikels: Julle hoef nie meer julle kinders te straf nie! Julle hoef nooit weer seer konflik te hê in julle gesin nie! Julle …
-by Hettie Brittz, adapted with permission from the books Growing Kids with Character and unNatural Mom When the apple falls far from the tree, life can suddenly become very uncomfortable for a mom and the kids she is raising. After …
by Hettie Brittz Opposites tend to attract (or the cynics may say “opposites attack”) which is why most couples raising kids together know all about the infamous parenting style clash. Dad feels his daughter should start dating at 30 while …
by Hettie Brittz Have you ever watched ducklings on a lake, following their mommy duck in a perfectly straight line? You could almost imagine an invisible string keeping them strung together like pearls. It’s a serene picture of mothering contentment …
By Hettie Brittz Motherhood is filled with paradoxes. Pregnancy woes reduce us to tears while a deep joy grows inside of us. We can’t wait to be moms, yet we cling to the uncomplicated days of having just our spouse …
by Hettie Brittz One day when I have time (the delusional dream of all moms who have more than the national average of children per household) I want to research the ancient and modern ways women over the ages employed …
Have you ever found another homeschooling mom who gets you and who could handle the truth about how you’re really doing? That would be like finding a shady tree on the side of the road to rest under. I’m still …
PART ONE (Taken from Growing Kids with Character a book by Hettie Brittz.) If parenting is such a big challenge, then surely we do well to prepare for it by reading and attending courses, but also by sorting out some …