Tag: parenting

While Jon was Away: Sickness & Single Parenting

When Jon left to hitchhike to Hamilton Island, leaving me to single parent, Adam had been sick for a week.

In our first post on instincts, we explored the powerful drive of self-preservation and how it shapes our personal lives,

Recently, I’ve been reading Our Tribal Future by Mike Samson (2023), a thought-provoking exploration into the hidden costs of loneliness

Back in February, we made the most of the quieter weekends before the soccer season to try out an overnight

Adam and Dani are great at getting their own lunches. Their go-to option for many years has been some sort

They call it the three-day effect. A kind of cognitive and emotional reset that happens after about 72 hours immersed

“Children come into the world burning to learn. What extinguishes that flame is often school.”— Peter Gray, Free to Learn

When Adam’s game controller cable broke, we didn’t toss it—we repaired it. Or we tried to repair it… In a