Category: Parenting
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.
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
Working with our stress and anger as parents
When faced with the stresses of family life we can sometimes feel overwhelmed and alone. It can feel like we really have not had sufficient training or preparation for being a
You’re not the boss of me! Children who want to be in charge
“You’re not the boss of me!” Is this a phrase that sounds familiar to you? It is often hurled at a parent, by a miniature rebel, with little fists on hips, body leaning forward,
The secret to being a joyful parent
Being a parent, or grandparent, can be a lot of fun but it can also involve a great deal of stress especially when our children don’t do what we would like them to do. Recently, I
