by Annie Tayleur | 16th May 2021 | Blog
Over the weekend, two of my children destroyed my car with vomit over the course of a four hour round trip. We missed a very important birthday party, I missed a long awaited/ much needed women’s circle. It was just dreadful altogether. In terms of the vomit horror...
by Annie Tayleur | 6th May 2021 | Blog
My kids started asking questions about sex, death, illness, bodies, relationships and god waaaay earlier than I perhaps imagined. And I was surprised at how giggly and awkward and tongue tied I became at some of these topics. I was surprised at how much my script on...
by Annie Tayleur | 3rd May 2021 | Blog
When first working in birth, given my personal experience- I really believed the main thing a person needed when entering the birth space was a solid education in childbirth. And I loved to teach it too. Well- I still teach. I still love it and see the value in it. I...
by Annie Tayleur | 3rd May 2021 | Blog
My house is often a wreck because of the importance of play. I have criticised and punished myself internally a million times for the fact that I often have a sink full of dishes/ a machine full of wet washing/ an unswept floor/ four baskets expectantly waiting for...
by Annie Tayleur | 2nd May 2021 | Blog
I’m not what you’d call an advocate for yelling at kids. Or really any sort of shame, intimidation or punishment as a means of managing behaviour.The reason being that when this is the go to approach… it just flat out doesn’t work. These sorts of responses to...
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