Alle ouers wil die beste vir hul kinders hê... maar soms plaas ons, sonder dat ons dit besef, druk op hulle wat meer skade as goed doen. Wanneer sport, kultuur en akademie oorweldigend begin voel, hoe help ons kinders om hul potensiaal te bereik sonder om hul vreugde en selfvertroue te verloor? In hierdie episode gesels Daniëlla met opvoedkundige sielkundige Hennie Vorster oor hoe ouers balans kan vind tussen motivering en druk. Ons praat oor hoe om kinders emosioneel te ondersteun, hoe om hul eie angs en selfdruk te help bestuur, en hoe mededinging in vandag se samelewing kinders se welstand beïnvloed.

All parents want the best for their children… but sometimes, without realizing it, we place pressure on them that does more harm than good.

When sport, cultural activities, and academics start to feel overwhelming, how do we help our children reach their potential without losing their joy and self-confidence?

In this episode, Daniëlla talks with educational psychologist Hennie Vorster about how parents can find the balance between motivation and pressure. We discuss how to support children emotionally, how to help them manage their own anxiety and self-imposed pressure, and how competition in today’s society affects children’s well-being.

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Aktrise Donnalee Roberts is ook as skrywer en vervaardiger betrokke by die treffer-familiereeks Een Keer Om die Son, waarvan die tweede reeks tans op kykNET te sien is.

Maar terwyl sy op die skerm ’n geskeide vrou vertolk wat nié kinders wil hê nie, lyk die realiteit by haar eie huis heel anders: Sy's getroud met Ivan Botha (ook in die vermaakbedryf), ma van twee besige voorskoolse seuntjies, én bonusma van ’n tienerdogter.

Haar huis is vol, dit is besig – en dit is alles waarvan sy nog ooit gedroom het.

Donnalee en Daniëlla gesels oor die balanseertoertjies wat werkende ma’s daagliks aanpak, die dinamika van verskillende geslagte onder een dak, en sy deel ook wat sy by haar eie ma geleer het.

Actress Donnalee Roberts is also involved as a writer and producer on the hit family series Een Keer Om die Son, with the second season currently airing on kykNET.

But while she portrays a divorced woman who does not want children on screen , the reality at home looks very different: She is married to Ivan (also in the entertainment industry), mom to two busy preschool boys, and bonus mom to a teenage daughter.

Her home is full, it’s busy – and it’s everything she has ever dreamed of.

Donnalee and Daniëlla chat about the balancing acts working moms perform every day, the dynamics of different generations living under one roof, and she also shares what she learned from her own mother.

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en Afrikaans grootmaak”

Sy het meer as 100 000 getroue volgelinge op TikTok -en met goeie rede: SaffaMamma is eerlik, eg, onopgesmuk en bitter snaaks!

Vandag kuier sy saam met Daniëlla agter die mikrofoon. Ons gesels oor babas kry tydens lockdown, oor die isolasie daarna, en oor die terugkeer huis toe ná jare oorsee. Ons lag oor die lekker van Suid-Afrika en Afrikaans-wees, en praat ’n bietjie dieper oor “gentle parenting” en om ons eie ouerskaproete oop te kerf — terwyl ons steeds koester wat ons by ons eie ma’s geleer het.

Die ideale manier om 2025 af te sluit. Maak ’n koppie tee en kom kuier saam!

She has more than 100,000 loyal followers on TikTok - and with good reason: SaffaMamma is honest, real, unfiltered... and hilarious!

Today she joins Daniella behind the microphone. We talk about having babies during lockdown, the isolation that followed, and returning home after years abroad. We laugh about the joys of being South African and Afrikaans, and dive a little deeper into gentle parenting and carving out our own parenting path — while still cherishing what we learned from our own mothers.

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Hoe gemaak as 'n hoofstroomskool nie vir jou kind werk nie? Of as jy bloot jou kinders tuis by jou wil hê? Janet Kieswetter het die tuisskoolpad saam met haar vyf dogters gestap, en help nou ook ander ouers wat dit wil doen deur haar platform "Kieswetter Klaskamer".

Tuisskool is nie vir almal nie, en dit hoef ook nie te wees nie.

Maar elke ouer wat al kopgekrap het wanneer hulle moet help met huiswerk, of 'n kind het wat "anders" werk as sy of haar klasmaats, kan leer by dié ma en haar gesin.

What do you do when mainstream schooling just doesn’t work for your child - or when you simply want your kids at home with you? Janet Kieswetter has walked the homeschooling journey with her five daughters and now helps other parents who want to do the same through her platform, Kieswetter Klaskamer.

Homeschooling isn’t for everyone - and it doesn’t have to be.

But any parent who has ever scratched their head over homework or has a child who learns “differently” from their classmates will find something valuable in this mom and her family’s story.

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Dit het heel onskuldig begin toe Carli van Aswegen (15) “fitfluencers” en “foodies” op sosiale media begin volg het. Maar kort voor lank was Carli obsessief oor kos, haar gewig en wat sy eet. Sy het, byna ongemerk, ’n eetsteurnis ontwikkel – een wat glad nie lyk soos die “tipiese” anoreksie of bulimie nie.

In hierdie episode gesels Daniëlla met Carli, haar ma Nantie, asook dokter Reza Gouws, oor iets waarmee baie jongmense in stilte sukkel: eetsteurnisse, liggaamsbeeld en “food noise”.

It all started quite innocently when Carli van Aswegen (15) began following “fitfluencers” and “foodies” on social media. But before long, Carli became obsessed with food, her weight, and what she was eating. Almost without noticing, she developed an eating disorder – one that looks nothing like the “typical” anorexia or bulimia.

In this episode, Daniëlla speaks with Carli, her mom Nantie, and Dr. Reza Gouws about something many young people silently struggle with: eating disorders, body image, and “food noise.”

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Vyf jaar gelede het die land gerou saam met die drie gesinne wat hul geliefdes in die Kalahari-brandtragedie verloor het. Wilmien Davin en haar seuntjie Ben (toe net 15 maande oud) was onder die drie wat oorleef het – maar haar man en twee oudste kinders is in die vlamme dood. In hierdie aangrypende gesprek vertel Wilmien hoe die Here haar en Ben deur die donkerste nag en die 5 jaar daarna gedra het, tot by die punt waar sy vandag met oortuiging kan sê: “Die lewe is goed.”

Five years ago, the nation mourned with the three families who lost their loved ones in the devastating Kalahari fire. Wilmien Davin and her baby boy Ben (then just 15 months old) were among the three who survived — but her husband and two eldest children tragically lost their lives in the flames. In this deeply moving conversation, Wilmien shares how her faith carried her and Ben through that night and the years that followed, allowing her to testify today with conviction: “Life is good.”

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Marié Janse van Rensburg het gedink sy verwag één baba – ’n kleinboet of -sus vir haar dogtertjie by die huis. Toe kom die nuus: dis ’n vierling!

(En dit, glo dit of nie, sonder enige vrugbaarheidsbehandeling.)

Marié sê vandag sy wéét sy is uitgekies om ’n meerling-ma te wees. In hierdie eerlike en inspirerende gesprek deel sy hoe sy deur die jare van min slaap, baie chaos en duisende doeke gekom het – én hoe dit voel om nou, met vyf tieners, terug te kyk op daardie seisoen van pyjamadril, roetines en skedules.

Dis ’n gesprek wat meerling-ouers beslis gaan help, maar eintlik vir enige ma wat al op dieselfde tyd geseënd én oorweldig gevoel het.

Marié Janse van Rensburg thought she was expecting one baby - a little brother or sister for her daughter at home. Then came the news: it was quadruplets!

(And yes — this happened without any fertility treatment.)Marié says she now knows she was chosen to be a mom of multiples. In this honest and inspiring conversation, she shares how she survived the years of little sleep, big chaos, and endless diapers — and what it feels like to look back now, with five teenagers, on those seasons of routines, pyjamas, and pure exhaustion.

This episode is a must-listen for parents of multiples, but also for any mom who has ever felt blessed and overwhelmed at the same time.

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In baie gesinne is oupas en oumas ankers. Maar wat maak ons wanneer daardie anker wegval? Hoe verduidelik ’n mens aan jou kind dat iemand wat hulle liefhet nie meer hier is nie? En hóé ondersteun jy jou kind terwyl jy self rou?

In hierdie gesprek gesels Daniëlla met kliniese sielkundige Maryna Ferreira oor verlies: spesifiek wanneer ’n oupa of ouma sterf. Ons praat oor rou, kinders se verskillende maniere om dit te verwerk, hoe om eerlik en met deernis te kommunikeer, en hoe om hul herinneringe te koester sonder om oorweldig te voel.

In many families, grandparents are anchors. But what do we do when that anchor is gone? How do you explain to your child that someone they love is no longer here? And how do you support your child while you are grieving yourself?

In this conversation, Daniëlla speaks with clinical psychologist Maryna Ferreira about loss: specifically when a grandparent passes away. We discuss grief, the different ways children process it, how to communicate honestly and with compassion, and how to honor their memories without feeling overwhelmed.

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Sydney Grové was Suid-Afrika se heel eerste vroedmeester – ja, ’n manlike vroedvrou! Hy het ook die land se eerste watergeboortes behartig en was betrokke by meer as 25 000 geboortes. In dié besondere episode deel Sydney sy dekades se kennis met Daniëlla en ons luisteraars. Hy vertel hoe hy as kind reeds geweet het dis sy roeping om by geboorteversorging betrokke te wees – en hoe hy deur die jare gesien het hoe geboortepraktyke, emosionele ondersteuning en die rol van vroedvroue verander het. Maar Sydney is ook bekommerd oor waar Suid-Afrika nou staan. Hy glo dat ons besig is om die hart van geboorte te verloor: dat ma's nie altyd die sorg, ondersteuning en menslikheid ontvang wat hulle verdien nie.

Sydney se webblad: www.grovemediconsulting.com

Sydney Grové was South Africa’s very first male midwife – yes, a man in midwifery! He also assisted with the country’s first water births and has been involved in more than 25000 deliveries. In this special episode, Sydney shares his decades of experience with Daniëlla and our listeners. He talks about how he knew from a young age that this was his calling, and how he’s seen childbirth practices, emotional support, and the role of midwives evolve over the years. But Sydney is also concerned about where South Africa stands today. He believes we’re losing the heart of childbirth – that mothers aren’t always receiving the care, compassion, and support they truly deserve.

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As jy nie mal is oor kinderpartyjies of om langs jou kind op die mat te sit en speel nie… is jy nie ’n slegte ouer nie! Dit pas dalk net nie by jou sensoriese styl nie.

In dié episode gesels Daniëlla met arbeidsterapeut Elrika Beukes oor hoe ons brein inligting verwerk en sy deel praktiese strategieë om jouself (en sodoende jou kind) beter te verstaan.

Is jy die boom se blare, die bas of die wortels? Kom vind uit!

If you don’t love kids’ birthday parties or sitting on the floor playing with your child… you’re not a bad parent! It might just not fit your sensory style.

In this episode, Daniëlla chats with occupational therapist Elrika Beukes about how our brains process information, and she shares practical strategies to help you understand yourself — and, in turn, your child — better.

Are you the tree’s leaves, bark, or roots? Come find out!

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