By E K Wills Unusual times call for a new approach to schooling. During the lockdown, we are not officially obliged to keep our kids at...

Survival Mode for Mental Health: a list of things you can do to help your mental health during the lockdown

By EK Wills There is a lot of talk around the topic of stress and being overwhelmed. But when we start labeling the result with terms...

By EK Wills In perfect timing for Father’s Day, an article in the SMH inspired me to expand on the theory that father’s have their own...

By EK Wills Most people think you need to be creative to put together a themed birthday party. There is a lot of stress around putting on...

By EK Wills Its birthday season again, so you can create the best science party ever, in your own backyard filled with erupting volcanoes...

By EK Wills When my niece asked for tips on how to get her child to sleep, I couldn’t believe I hadn’t already done a blog post on this!...

By EK Wills This week we had our first family meeting in a long time. When the idea was floated, our middle child piped up and claimed...

By EK Wills Many families are feeling the pinch at this time of year. Christmas has eaten a hole in the budget and the family holiday...

By EK Wills There is so much pressure on kids to get good results in the final high school grades that it’s little wonder teachers and...

By EK Wills I don't practice a particular religion but I have a strong sense of family, which I tend to feed especially in holiday...

By EK Wills Call me controversial but I feel that the current climate of fundraising is set up to generate competition at our expense....

By EK Wills Rarely do I plan anything for me but I like to put on events and usually do it for my kids. I do big birthday parties with...

By EK Wills Has anyone ever come up to you in the street or the supermarket and told you what you should be doing with your baby? This...

By EK Wills Everyone has bad days but what happens when you have one of those ones that make you question what you’re doing in life? Over...

By EK Wills As this year takes off, there are changes in kids’ lives, and our own, that require us to re-adjust. It could be a child...

By EK Wills Travelling with children who are now opinionated and have their own tastes requires a different type of planning than for...

By EK Wills I am sitting in a vineyard bach (villa) in New Zealand after having gone out for dinner and can look forward to a swim in the...

By E K Wills We recently moved from a house we were bursting out of and into one with a spacious open plan. It felt like all our...

By EK Wills What better way to spend time with friends and family than to get together for an activity? It could be to socialize over...