What is 'discipline' in family life?
Discipline in family life is a challenging topic. But could we see discipline in a more practical 'life skill' kind of way?
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Apr 302 min read
Sitting back and observing
To observe or dive into being a family at war is always a choice. What choice will you make?
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Apr 223 min read
Arguments and Comfortable Intensity
Have you ever been in an argument where things have been said and the atmosphere is thick as treacle? Welcome to comfortable intensity...
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Apr 152 min read
Intensity in Parenting
You may have noticed that parenting can sometimes be an intense business, do we lose what is important in all that intensity?
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Feb 52 min read
'Who do you think you are?'
Have you ever had that comment said to you as an insult, a put-down? Being criticized is exhausting. Let's change the narrative.
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Jan 293 min read
Kids know what we are hiding
Are children as unaware as we assume them to be, or are they able to read the way we move far better than we presume or assume?
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Dec 26, 20233 min read
The cost of fitting in
When we understand why we behave the way we do, it supports us to see why so many work so hard to fit in.
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Dec 18, 20233 min read
Boys, fitting in, and pack energy
‘Fitting in’ is an unspoken directive that to survive they have to toughen up yet where does this lead? Pack energy doesn’t ‘just happen’...
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Nov 21, 20233 min read
Family Christmas & Broken Banks
Subscribe to a picture of Christmas, and hand yourself over to a ruthless marketing machine and the claws of the loan shark..
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Aug 21, 20233 min read
Why do I feel scared of my child?
Child-to-parent abuse is increasingly common, that is huge to admit to ourselves, let alone talk about publicly. We go there...
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Aug 7, 20233 min read
Are we prepared for thirteen?
Are we caught with our pants down when children turn teen? Read more for how we can set a foundation for everyone.
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Jun 26, 20234 min read
Saying 'No' to bullying
Saying no to bullying is a skill we all want for our children and for ourselves. Let’s look at what ‘feeds’ the bully in the first place.
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Jun 19, 20232 min read
Being sensitive and being bullied
It is a start disassembling the myth that is causing so much harm to a man’s mental and physical health.
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Jun 5, 20238 min read
Discussing periods
Getting our period is as natural as breathing, so why do we make it something separate that needs its own special moment?
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May 9, 20233 min read
Challenging 'Boys Don't Cry'
Is it possible that gender-specific parenting dictates what level of sensitivity is acceptable in children and then adult males?
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May 2, 20234 min read
Honesty, trust and truth in families
Children can feel when we are telling the truth and when we are not, so do we confirm what they know or do we sow the seed out doubt?
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Apr 24, 20232 min read
Giving in to bad behaviour
When we give in to bad behaviour, we are saying ‘If you act up, I will reward you’
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Apr 10, 20232 min read
Looking for what's wrong
We fall into a pattern of looking for what’s wrong instead of appreciating the amazing people we have in our lives.
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Mar 28, 20232 min read
Boundaries, expression and reactions
Let’s have a different take on boundaries, what if it wasn’t about restriction … read on if you dare!
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Mar 14, 20233 min read
Rules, standards and boundaries
Rules, standards and boundaries make the family home into a space where true care and consideration for another is our 'normal'.
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