Problem-solving skills are essential for success in academics and life beyond the classroom. They empower students to tackle complex challenges, make informed decisions, and adapt to new situations. Grab this fun and free printable to use with your family around the dinner table tonight.

The best South African Mom podcasts from thousands of podcasts on the web and ranked by traffic, social media followers & freshness. We made it to the top of the list on FeedSpot!

We’re grateful to those who invite us into their busy days to take a listen and are grateful to our guests who have shared their wisdom and hearts. 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly transforming the way we live and work, and the world that our children are growing up in. Future Smart parent Co-Founder and global futurist Graeme Codrington reminds us that 'AI will not replace humans, but humans who use AI will replace humans who don’t.'  Read our 10 tips for parents when getting started with exploring ChatGPT with your children. 

Our family has had some real fun this week as my husband has been learning more about MidJourney and showing our kids the things it can do and the images it can create. My car crazy boy has had a ball 'designing' all sorts of crazy cars while learning about the different prompts he needs to use for a variety of different results. 

You'd have to be a troglodyte if you're not just a little intrigued with ChatGPT, and AI at the moment. The opportunities it offers, the way it'll blow your mind when you see what it can do and then perhaps also the change of mindset, or thinking skills needed to really embrace this tool.

In this post we share some resources to get your started.

Helping our kids find their own passions is something many of us parents need to get our heads around.. Any when I say their passions, it's hard not to try and convince them to do the things WE want them to do, rather than letting them follow what makes THEM come alive. And that right there is how we've ended up cricket farming... 

This 'mental load' has been playing on my mind for a little while now , something that's been difficult to actually pinpoint. I often feel like I'm the only one with all these thoughts, never-ending to-do lists and worries leaving me feeling overwhelmed and stuck...

I don't think I'm alone though...

We have a game that we play in our family called Cheese on Wheels. Basically, whenever we’re driving somewhere and any one of us see a yellow vehicle on the road, we’ve got to shout ‘cheese on wheels’, and the first person to claim the cheese wins.

What I wish the Extrovert Moms knew about us Introvert Moms... We aren't being rude, we are fun moms, we sometimes just battle cracking into the circle because we don't do small talk so well. Please open the circle for us, there's so much we bring to it.  

What should a young person study in 2022? And is university the best option?

Unless you’re absolutely committed to a specific profession (and had your children eyes fixed on that since you were young), most people have changed professions by the age of 30 these days.

It was roughly 9 years ago that I was sitting at my desk, working from home (almost like living in an episode of back to the future right!) with a toddler pottering around while I was on a call with my colleague - Graeme Codrington. 

For the first time in history, mental illness and suicide have become one of the greatest threats to school-aged children. Many parents still view dangers as primarily physical and external, but they’re missing the real danger.... 

How going to buy a new sports bra  made me really consider how few options we sometimes think we have as parents.

Only to realize that sometimes we're not looking in the right places, for the right support. 

Does your family have your own guidelines for how you use tech in your home? Does this message help your kids manage their tech, rather than their devices manage them? Read more to find out how to have these important conversations.... 

7 simple, yet critical, ways that we can use to  help our kids through trauma.

A beautiful parenting story from Keith Coats. 

Wondering what the future of work holds for your child? Join iStore Education and Graeme Codrington, as we discuss how the job market will be changing in the next decade. What jobs are at risk? What new jobs will emerge? What impact will this have on the youth of today and how technological advances will impact unemployment and job opportunities in South Africa and around the world.

Allowing our children to use technology in the classroom, to access information on Google, is not cheating.

If you’re asking whether kids should have access to technology, you’re asking the wrong questions.

In an article that appeared in the New York Times, the author, Pamela Paul suggests that we need to let our kids be bored again – there are many benefits to it, creativity, problem-solving and self-sufficiency just a few to name. Graeme shares some of the article in this short video and his thinking that came from reading it.

The reason you should teach your kids to code is not necessarily about setting them up for a career in coding, but rather for kids to learn to understand code and speak the language of the machines.