Toddler Tantrums are a Rite of Passage Most Parents Mistake for Bad Behaviour
How a toddler is helped through a tantrum also plays into how tuned in a child will become to their own intuition now and as they grow up and later in life. Intuition helps us be more creative, understand ourselves better, be better decision makers, increase our physical health and improve our mental well-being.
Parents need to help children follow their passion
And if we don’t help them they will become another adult dragging themselves to work they don’t love, living a life that’s unmotivating, unfulfilling and filled with poor physical, mental and emotional health as a result.
Knowing of Toddler Tantrums Does Not Make You Automatically Calm in Responding
Helping your toddler through tantrums in a healthy way starts with becoming aware of what is going on in your mind as the tantrum is occurring. Your thoughts convey an emotion and your toddler picks up on this.
How to parent a strong-willed child
After the rude shock that if I wanted to raise both my boys to be their best, I would need to change a lot about the way I parented him, I knew I needed to have better skills to circumvent the constant battles.
Dads, please do better
You have to know with all of your heart how much your child needs you. Not your partner, not other caregivers. YOU. You provide a unique role in your child’s life. A role of security, protection, safety, inspiration, courage and so much more every single day.
Gender Parity and Happier Parenting Go Hand in Hand
We’ve been honing the gender parity conversation for a number of years and data produced by the World Economic Forum in January 2024, indicates it will be 131 years before we resemble anything near gender parity.
How Toxic Thoughts Get Passed Onto Our Children
If no one tells you are doing a good enough job as a parent. And you can’t see how good a job you are actually doing. You will believe you’re not a good enough parent.
The cost of being the perfect parent
I've been feeling off for the past few weeks and just haven’t been able to put my finger on it.
Parenting a New Generation - The Dance Between Masculine and Feminine
If you’ve never heard of the masculine and the feminine energies, it may sound like a far-out concept.
Parenting in 2024 and holidays
Whether you’re working for a company or in your own business chances are you’ve spent some time reflecting on the year gone by and the year to come for work and maybe even personally.
Preventing Christmas Burnout
I used to make Christmas so complicated. I had to have certain foods from a certain place. All the trimmings. Presents planned months in advance. Multiple presents for my children to open on Christmas Day (even if they barely touch them after that day).
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.
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.
5 Ways to Build Trust With Your Child
The fundamental basis of your relationship with your child is trust.
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.
7 things I want my child to know (above all else)
Last week I was approached for advice for a mum who is terminally ill and leaving this earth soon and wants to leave her children with the most meaningful gifts.
Thriving in the messy middle of parenting
A couple of times this week, I’ve heard the term “messy middle”. And it got me thinking about what the “messy middle” looks like as a parent.
Decoding Your Child's Behaviour
Do you ever feel so exasperated you hear yourself say, “I don’t know what to do with this child”?