Giveaway ~ Johannesburg #MeetUp with Meg Faure

Posted on 16/07/2018 by Momma Jo

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Many, many, years ago, I was fortunate enough to go to the very first Baby Sense Seminar held by Meg Faure. I was then lucky enough to go to her Toddler Sense seminar. It changed the way I saw parenting and child stimulation and has guided me through many parenting panics.

This year I have been invited to attend the Meet up with Meg and I’m thrilled to announce that, in celebration of our first collaboration, Monsters Ed and Meg Faure are giving away 2 Tickets to the #MeetUp with Meg Faure is taking place on Saturday, 29 September 2018 at the Kyalami International Convention Centre!

Expect fast-paced, entertaining talks by leading childcare experts, guest appearances by celebrity parents, and opportunities to engage with top baby brands.

The event offers a full day of entertaining and educational talks divided into four themes:

08:45 Pregnancy Sense sponsored by Medela
11:00 Baby Sense sponsored by Colief
13:30 Parent Sense sponsored by Old Mutual
15:20 Sleep Sense sponsored by Floradix

Limited Early Bird Tickets Available HERE

The #MeetUp with Meg Faure ticket includes entry to all 4 #MeetUp sessions and access to The Baby Show Expo on Saturday.

The tickets to the #MeetUp with Meg Faure include:

* access to a full day of entertaining and educational talks divided into four themes: Pregnancy Sense presented by Medela, Baby Sense by Colief, Parenting Sense by Old Mutual and Sleep Sense by Floradix. Each theme will see parenting experts, medical specialists and celebrities present 15-minute thought-leadership talks providing a unique experience for new and expectant mothers, parents, grandparents and caregivers.
* access to the Baby Show which is set to deliver a unique family-friendly shopping and advice experience, featuring 1000s of products and 100s of brands,
* each attendee to the #MeetUp with Meg Faure receives an awesome goodie bag and the chance to win fantastic prizes, including a Babies R Us Gift Registry worth R35 000!

COMPETITION IS OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF SOUTH AFRICA ONLY
COMPETITION CLOSES ON 31 AUGUST 2018
WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON 3 SEPTEMBER 2018 AND BE CONTACTED VIA EMAIL
MONSTERS ED RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SELECT ANOTHER WINNER, SHOULD THE WINNING ENTRY NOT MEET ALL THE CRITERIA
ALL ENTRIES WILL BE VETTED
MONSTERS ED DECISION IS FINAL
PRIZE NOT EXCHANGABLE

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Hearts for Home Blog Hop #132 ~ Family and Parenting

Posted on 27/10/2016 by Momma Jo

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H4H

The Hearts for Home Blog Hop is a weekly blog hop that begins every Thursday morning. The theme of this blog hop is showing that our hearts are for our homes. Post topics include: homeschooling, marriage, parenting, homemaking, faith, budgeting, crafts, DIY projects and more! We would love to see you link up your posts. We feature the most popular post and a few of our favorites every week! Will you be one of the next Featured Bloggers?

Not a blogger? That’s okay! This blog hop will be your one stop location to finding ideas and inspiration for fulfilling your role as a wife, mother and follower of Christ. We are so glad you have stopped by!

Meet my cohosts here!

Featured blogger with the most clicks last week ~ Our Eighth Child’s Pregnancy Testimony (Children are a Blessing)

Postpartum Life Update with Youtube Link (Children are a Blessing)

5 Sure-fire wayts to stop a tantrum before it starts (What’s Up Fagans)

The Battle to be a Consistent Parent (Live Life with Your Kids)

Adding a new baby to your family? (HealthBeat)

Are you singing the (baby) blues? (HealthBeat)
Mother Suffering From Post Natal Depression

How to deal with temper tantrums (The Jenny Evolution)

HEARTS FOR HOME BLOG HOP GUIDELINES

Welcome! Please make sure to link directly to your post (not your main blog page) so we can find the fabulous post you want to share. Each week we will select someone’s blog link up that our readers “clicked” with the most and share some of my favorite posts that were linked up! Thank you!

Hearts for Home @ Monsters Ed Homeschooling Academy

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Please make sure to display our Hearts for Home button on your blog post, sidebar or tabs. This button can be found on the blog hop each week. Kindly make sure to visit some of the other wonderful bloggers who have linked up here. Were you featured on our Hearts for Home Blog Hop? Congratulations! Grab a Featured button to proudly display on your blog or website.

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We invite everyone to get “clicking” and have some blog hopping fun!

We have created a Pinterest Board so that we can help spread the word on the blog’s that have had featured posts on our Hearts for Home Blog Hop. Make sure to stop by and check it out HERE.

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My Parenting Fail

Posted on 17/02/2016 by Momma Jo

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My Parenting fail

Sometimes, as full time parents, we neglect to notice things that should be red flags. I missed a big one with Koko. If Papa Steve hadn’t commented that he was concerned about his reading lately, I would never have picked up that there is possibly a problem with his eyes.

I finally took him to see an optometrist on February 1st to have his eyes tested. 5 Minutes into the eye test, the power went out, just as the optometrist was closing his right eye to test the left. The poor little man got the fright of his life, thinking his left eye had gone blind. Poor thing was rather distressed for a second before he realised that it was just a power failure.
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After the power had been restored, the test continued and the discovery that he has an astigmatism in both his eyes, his eye sight is rather bad and he now requires full time spectacles.
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Trust your gut, if you suspect that your child may have an issue, before going to see a specialist, have his, or her, eyes tested to eliminate the eyes before jumping to conclusions. I had many a sleepless night worrying about his reading and it turns out that is was purely the fact that he really couldn’t see.