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The Four Pillars of Parenting:
As parents, our ultimate goal is to raise happy, well-adjusted children who are prepared for life's challenges.
A Stress-Free Summer
Here are six tips to help you enjoy the summer holidays with your kids while maintaining a stress-free atmosphere.
Preparing Your Child for School: A Smooth and Enjoyable Journey
Here are some tips and strategies to help ensure your child is ready for school and that the experience is a positive one for both of you.
Navigating the School Lunch Box
Time Out has fallen out of favour, in recent times as some parents feel this is too punitive. CBS uses the word Calm Space instead of ‘Time Out” to communicate that it is not used to be punitive but rather as a way to extinguish challenging behaviours.
Time Out or Calm Space
Time Out has fallen out of favour, in recent times as some parents feel this is too punitive. CBS uses the word Calm Space instead of ‘Time Out” to communicate that it is not used to be punitive but rather as a way to extinguish challenging behaviours.
Paediatric Feeding Disorders: Do Acupuncturists have a role?
What is Paediatric feeding disorder (PFD)? Paediatric feeding disorder (PFD) is impaired oral intake that is not age-appropriate and is associated with medical, nutritional,
The Unique Wiring of the Gifted Brain
How many times, as the parent or educator of a gifted child have you heard the old gem “All children are gifted”? It’s something parents and educators of gifted children hear too often. But what if I told you that gifted children are actually neurologically different?
Ten Top Tips for Screen Time
Increasingly kids are using screens more and more in their daily lives. As a parent it can be really tricky to know how much is too much and how to keep kids safe on the internet
What can be done at home for dyslexia?
Helping your child with dyslexia can be a challenge, particularly if you’re never been confident in your own reading and writing skills. But you don’t have to be an expert to help
Parent Wellbeing
As parents we want to believe that we are superheroes and can keep on top of everything. But we all know that is far from the truth and that there are times we need help and it’s
The Tomatis Method for Learning a New Language
Dr Alfred Tomatis was a French ear specialist who discovered the correlation between speaking and hearing. His research helps us to understand why it is so difficult to learn and
Telling the kids, you are separating
Separation to any degree is a stressful and emotive time Separation is not just a life-changing event for you and your partner but it is also one for your children. This is no
Creating a Visually Friendly Classroom
For students with visual problems the classroom can often be full of distractions, from the glare of the lights to the oversaturation of information on the walls. The following
Parents play an important role in helping their children learn how to have healthy sexual relationships.
Parents of LGBTQ children often feel especially uncomfortable and unequipped when they try to educate them about sex and dating. Here are the top 3 reasons why parents won’t talk
Helping Kids with Anxiety: Strategies to Help Anxious Children
Childhood anxiety can worsen as children grow. How can you help your child manage anxiety on their own? When childhood anxiety is heightened, it’s natural for parents to go into
BE MORE THAN JUST AN EFFECTIVE LEADER, BUILD YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO BE A GREAT ONE
Consider the last time you heard a truly inspiring speech. Some of you may be old enough to recall JFK’s moon speech and his motivational words that we do things “not because
Special Needs Teens Rise to Challenges
Adolescence is a time of physical and emotional growth, developing independence, and developing an identity, whether your child has special needs or not. The timing may be
How to Get Your Child to Sleep
Everyone needs healthy sleep, and for children, it's especially important. Children rely on good sleep to learn, develop, and grow. But healthy sleep is often easier said than
‘Gut feel’ is a thing
Have you ever noticed that feeling of nausea in your stomach when someone asks you to do something that is outside your comfort zone? Maybe you get those butterflies in your tummy
What Is Social Anxiety?
When fear of how you appear gets in the way of functioning When you’re a teen you start being more aware of what other people think. There seems to be a “right” thing to wear or
What to Do (and Not Do) When Children Are Anxious
How to respect feelings without empowering fears When children are chronically anxious, even the most well-meaning parents can fall into a negative cycle and, not wanting a child
Sensory Processing FAQs
What are sensory processing issues? Some kids seem to have trouble handling the information their senses take in—things like sound, touch, taste, sight, and smell. Besides these
The Absentee Parent
Um… Are your parents home? Have you noticed there aren’t many parents around on TV these days? Sure, every now and then you get the odd older sibling. Or if parents do exist
Shaken To My Core
I was raised in Texas so very few things shock me. However, I read a statistic the other day that literally left me gobsmacked. 42% of girls between the ages of 6 years and 9
Planning for Mistakes
Raising a human being is tricky business. Maybe you find it as easy as spreading melted butter on hot bread. For me, there have been those moments, but there have been moments when
It Ain’t That Bad
If you are like most parents, the first few days of the school holidays are great. Time off with the whole family brings much needed bonding and grounding. Then…without
Book’em Dano…
I love books. Walking into the Auckland Public Library downtown is like a trip to Disney Land! You see, we are built for stories. It’s why we like TV, Movies and even
Becoming Mum
The day I found out I was pregnant filled me with equal parts of joy and fear. I was living 15,000kms away from my momma and even though I had the best mother-in-law in the world,
All Grown Up
My son turned 18. Apparently, he is now a man. He voted in our last election and in some countries around the world, he could be drafted into mandatory military service. Of
Lost Your Teenager or Young Adult to Gaming?
Are you tired of feeling confused about their addiction? Are you frustrated that what you’ve tried before hasn’t worked? Do you feel hopeless? Or shame that you’re a “bad
