Why your emotions spill over onto your child.
The number one challenge parents face that come to see me is their emotions spilling over onto their child.
How to Measure Your Child's Success
Yesterday my teen son announced his 4th nomination this year, as a finalist in film - 2 national awards and 2 local awards. For four different films. I was bowled over.
Parenting lessons from Taronga Zoo
Parenting is messy. Raising a family is full of complexity. Different personalities under the same roof and parents doing their best to keep everyone thriving and daily family life going.
How to celebrate your child’s achievements for life-long success
My teen came home from school yesterday and said “Mum, a teacher's going to call you.” My mind went racing to, “did he flunk an assignment? Is everything okay?” (this is the problem-solving part of me kicking in) but what came out of my mouth was a neutral, “oh, okay.”
3 Harmful Beliefs That Knock Your Parenting Confidence
Do you sometimes question your ability as a parent? You never know what the next challenge, hurdle, or situation will be, but what you can be confident in is your ability to figure it out.
Raising children who want to do good in the world
At dinner with girlfriends on Sunday night, we got to chatting about what enables children to want to do good in the world that doesn’t come at the cost of their inner peace and happiness.
Empowering our children: Navigating identity, worthiness and choices
Last night at dinner, my son shared with me that a few of the children at his school are self-harming frequently and one of the mums recently had to hide the paracetamol in the home for fear of her son taking an overdose.
Thought provoking quotes about nurturing your child’s genius
This is another year where my other son will not receive an award from school. Not because he lacks excellence. But because his excellence in creativity is not measured within the school system.