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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Jul 82 min read
Self-appreciation and knowing your worth
Could we consider that what we accept as our normal may be for us to not know our worth. If that is the case, who is dictating our worth?
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May 73 min read
'Grump-Pants' parenting
Getting irritated by the smallest thing with your children? welcome to 'grump-pants' parenting.
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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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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 223 min read
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 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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Aug 28, 20232 min read
Parenting doesn't start with the child
Parenting starts before baby arrives and is based on what foundations we have lived for ourselves. Read more...
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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 14, 20233 min read
Do you feel ashamed of how you parent?
In parenting, ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ feed shame and shame puts you at the mercy of a model that will keep you searching for answers forever.
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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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Jul 31, 20231 min read
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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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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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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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 18, 20232 min read
What do we celebrate on 'Mother's Day'?
Is there something way more magnificent to celebrate about mothers on Mothers Day?
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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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Jan 23, 20233 min read
We are all kinds of Awesome
What if awesomeness was born with us and we can’t get away from it? Read more
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Jan 9, 20235 min read
Stealing
Was my teenage stealing behaviour showing us that 'chidren' are far smarter than we credit - perhaps more like adults in children's bodies?
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