Author: Umi for Mothers

Supporting mums in Africa and diaspora with information, connection, and community needed to care for themselves and their little ones. A few things to reflect on One thing to ask yourself Who is my biggest influence? What we claim to be who we are is an accumulation of influences and experiences. Those can be in…

Dealing with temper tantrums Am I the only one whose kid seems to be well behaved at home but chooses to embarrass me in public with temper tantrums? I cannot be the only one whose kid is like that. I mean, she easily just complies with whatever we tell her to do and the ones…

Supporting mums in Africa and diaspora with information, connection, and community needed to care for themselves and their little ones. Today’s newsletter was going to be a very straightforward road. One where I give you facts and findings in research on why you should never love your kids more than your husband. But as I…

Supporting mums in Africa and diaspora with information, connection, and community needed to care for themselves and their little ones. A few things to reflect on One thing to ask yourself What’s the most important thing happening in your life right now? Pay attention to the way your life is moving right now. Pause and…

Supporting mums in Africa and diaspora with information, connection, and community needed to care for themselves and their little ones. Sigh! This is my present predicament.  We are at that phase where my child is playing with both me and my husband and she says something we do not want her to say and she…

Supporting mums in Africa and diaspora with information, connection, and community needed to care for themselves and their little ones. Last week, I wrote to you about involving your husbands more in hands-on parenting. It is very important. However, I know some of the lovely mums in this community are single parents who literally have…

A mum in the United Kingdom With Umi Spotlight, we are sharing the best of what other mothers have figured out both in their motherhood journey and in life. On this edition, Mide Omotoba shares with us some of the beautiful memories she still holds dear from when she was a kid, the things she…

Supporting mums in Africa and diaspora with information, connection, and community needed to care for themselves and their little ones. A few things to reflect on One thing to ask yourself What can I remove from my life to improve it’s quality? You know things could be better than they already are for you and…

Supporting mums in Africa and diaspora with information, connection, and community needed to care for themselves and their little ones. Are you one of those who before you had kids vowed not to introduce your children to gadgets until they are of age? But now that you have had those kids and seen how ‘full…

Thank God for your strength, you beautiful strong African women. But a part of your strength is getting your man involved in raising your kids. Hmm, this is one conversation that I have been very careful to have. Yet, it is a very important conversation to have. I know this is not a strange topic…

Everyone is afraid of something. Perhaps if you can name it, we can then start to figure out what to do about it. A few things to reflect on One thing to ask yourself What am I afraid of? Motherhood is a very fascinating adventure full of self doubt, criticism and it is also a…

WHO has advised that the mist masking as harmattan right now is actually very hazardous and therefore, everyone should ensure that that they are protected. If you have a kid like mine who would rather be naked all the time, you would be concerned about what to do this season. Especially in a country like…

Detox is healthy. It is actually advised that we try to detox as often as we can – to get rid of all the toxins in our body. We had an awesome time during the holiday, didn’t we? So many family members to laugh with, lots of food to eat, and more drinks than we…

What did you learn from them over the holidays. I mean, you had all that time with them. What did you find out? A few things to reflect on One thing to ask yourself What lessons are you learning from your kids? What did you learn from them over the holidays. I mean, you had…

+ FREE Printable school lunch food time table How is the first week of school resumption going? Have you gotten into the rhythm yet or are you still trying to find a system that works? One question that sometimes throw Mummies off balance every evening from Sunday to Thursday is, “what meal are the kids…

All those goals you wrote down in your planners, you are currently within their timeline. Do not waste this moment. You don’t have any time to waste. Welcome back everybody. Happy new year once again. I hope we had a swell time celebrating with our family and friends.  And did you miss receiving our newsletters in…

Enjoy some family traditions, make new memories. Have some fun. Let your hair down and be in the moment with your children, your husbands and everyone else. A few things to reflect on Things to try this weekend Reflect. But have an amazing celebration with your family members this weekend. Enjoy some family traditions, make…

Change is the only constant thing in the world, remember. And who would we be if we stay stuck on one way of doing things? Are you tired of reflecting yet? You shouldn’t be.  I am not against having fun this season. Trust me, I am having a full house for Christmas, a kitchen filled…

Supporting mums in Africa and diaspora with information, connection, and community needed to care for themselves and their little ones. A few things to reflect on One thing to ask yourself What “unserious” generational habit are you breaking? I grew up in one of those households where we have a nylon bag that held all…