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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May 73 min
'Grump-Pants' parenting
Getting irritated by the smallest thing with your children? welcome to 'grump-pants' parenting.
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Apr 302 min
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 152 min
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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Jan 293 min
Not speaking up poisons our relationships
Playing the calibrating and calculating ‘not speaking up’ game, is exhausting and poisons our relationships.
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Jan 223 min
Role modelling from the inside out
Have you ever considered what influences you and therefore what you role model for your children? Is it time for an audit?
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Dec 18, 20233 min
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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Aug 21, 20233 min
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
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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Jul 31, 20231 min
Bullying - starting the conversation
Sometimes you just need to start the conversation on a tricky topic - not to get all the answers but to not put our heads in the sand...
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Jul 18, 20234 min
Living with Tension
Don’t take constant worry as normal, because it isn’t. Your body is trying to come back to a state of ease. Read more...
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Jul 11, 20233 min
Weight-based bullying
How do we create a safe environment at home so children feel safe to share what happens at school? Weight-based bullying leaves deep scars
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Jun 26, 20234 min
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
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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May 29, 20235 min
Anger Awareness
“Anger is a big fat lie that doesn’t need to dominate us, it’s not what it says on the box.”
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May 22, 20234 min
A Father's Voice - Raising My Girls
We often have great expectations of how men should be with their daughters, and these can be a real weight to carry.
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May 15, 20236 min
A Mother's Voice - Raising My Boys
With parenting, it’s easy to take things personally; on reflection though, I don’t think it is a personal thing.
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Apr 24, 20232 min
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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Mar 28, 20232 min
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 28, 20232 min
Changing the zombie day with a good night's sleep
If one bad night turns into every bad night, we can end up moving through our days like an extra in a zombie film – not a great way to live.
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