by Eva van Strijp | Jan 20, 2021 | Essential Oils, Peaceful Parenting
True story. A couple of weeks ago we were camping and one of the kids was overtired and very upset about some mozzie bites. We tried to help soothe her skin with a few different things we had on hand but she was still utterly inconsolable. I think she would have been...
by Eva van Strijp | Dec 15, 2020 | Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
For the past 10 or so years, the kids have given each other gifts at Christmas. Some years we did acts of service, some years it was the Kris Kringle thing, others it was only homemade gifts and still others it was essentially a free-for-all, the only restriction...
by Eva van Strijp | Aug 8, 2020 | Essential Oils, Peaceful Parenting
As mothers, we are constantly pulled in various directions by our hearing and our sight. Everywhere we look there’s something to pick up, clean up or move. A constant tangible to-do list that only disappears when our eyes are closed. And always there is noise. Baby...
by Eva van Strijp | Aug 7, 2020 | Peaceful Parenting
Like most parents, I’ve spent a substantial amount of time telling bored kids to find something to do. I’m a firm believer that children need to be bored in order to learn to overcome boredom, so I hesitate to fill their hours with activities and ideas of my own...
by Eva van Strijp | Aug 4, 2020 | Peaceful Parenting
I went into motherhood without much thought about breastfeeding. Insofar as I did think about it, I expected it to be something I would do without much hassle or emotion. I had literally no idea about the amazing physical and emotional benefits of breastfeeding for...
by Eva van Strijp | Jul 23, 2020 | Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
Life is tough, hey. Not necessarily “bad tough”. Or “crappy tough”. Although sometimes it is. But I think more often than not, life is just “full tough”. “Exhausting tough”. “Too-much-on-my-flipping-plate tough”. And we need to slow down. We need to be doing less. We...
