Category: parenting

• 5-Minute Low Prep Activities for Kids That Actually Work

  

  I have realised that I don’t need to be a full-time entertainer to keep my daughter happy and occupied. I just need a few “Magic Play” tools in my back pocket. These activities are low-prep, mostly mess free, and more importantly give me the five minutes of quiet I need

  Stillfiguringitoutblog

  June 1, 2026

  blogging, motherhood, parenting

  activities, children activities, crafts, games for toddlers, hacks, kids, life, mental-health, mental-load, motherhood, parenting, take a break, take a breath, toddler, toddler hacks

• How To Deal With Toddler Melt Downs (Most of the Time

  

  Toddler meltdowns can make even the most patient parent question everything. I’ve had moments I’ve felt embarrassed in public, frustrated at home and completely unsure if I was handling things the right way. 

  Stillfiguringitoutblog

  May 31, 2026

  blogging, motherhood, parenting, writing

  blog, child, development, family, games for toddlers, growth, hacks, life, life with kids, meltdowns, mental-health, mental-load, motherhood, parent, parenthood, parenting, still-figuring-life-out, toddler, toddler hacks, writing

• 8 Ways To Build Confidence (While Still Figuring Life Out)

  

  For most of my life, I lived with a quiet, persistent suspicion: everyone else has a secret that i missed. I’ve spent years scrolling through social media, watching carefully curated lives unfold on a screen, and feeling the stinging ache of being “behind.” I compared my messy, unpolished reality to everyone else’s highlight reel and…

  Stillfiguringitoutblog

  May 31, 2026

  blogging, parenting, thoughts, writing

  anxiety, balance, blog, blogging, building-confidence, confidence, development, grateful, gratitude, growth, hacks, happiness, healing, learning, life, love, mental-health, mental-load, motherhood, over-thinking, overthinker, parenting, perfection, personal-diary, self-esteem, still-figuring-it-out, thoughts, todays-thoughts, voice, writing

• The Default Parent and The Perfection Trap

  

  There is a distinct kind of exhaustion that has less to do with physical labour and everything to do with carrying the invisible weight of a household. It’s the reality of being the “default parent.”

  Stillfiguringitoutblog

  May 31, 2026

  blogging, motherhood, parenting

  blog, child, control, default parent, family, growth, healing, learning, life, mental-health, mental-load, motherhood, parent, parenting, perfection, personal-diary, still-figuring-it-out, still-figuring-life-out, thoughts, toddler, voice, writing