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...
by Eva van Strijp | May 5, 2020 | Essential Oils, Low-tox DIYs, Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
If you’ve been around these parts for long you’ll have noticed I have a thing for simplifying. Simplifying life, business, parenting, home and garden… even headspace. Well today I want to share with you one of my favourite ways to simplify the...
by Eva van Strijp | Apr 21, 2020 | Peaceful Parenting
I was contacted recently by a dear friend who I haven’t seen in many years but who has – like many other parents around the world – been thrown in the deep end of homeschooling during a pandemic. Actually, homeschooling isn’t the right word....
