The “simple” task of asking your child to listen to you
Asking your child to do something, and they do it, seems so simple and inconsequential in the grander scheme of the day.
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.
Taking dessert away from your child doesn't work. Here's why....
A mum asked whether the way she disciplined her child was okay.
Here’s the scenario and my advice.
Is your child struggling at school?
My client has a 7-year-old son. She shared with me how he had behavioural issues at school and was really struggling.
Choosing a sport for your child?
You might be thinking about enrolling your child into sports this term and I wanted to share what happened when I enrolled my son in soccer so it can help you avoid the resistance and challenges we experienced and what we did instead.
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.
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.”
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.
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”?
Parenting your strong-willed child when emotions are amplified
Parenting is a journey filled with love, joy, and moments of challenge. When you have a strong-willed child, it's like experiencing all of these emotions on a more intense level.
5 things that set up children for life
After a decade of working with parents and a similar amount of time unlearning and healing myself on my own path to forging my best life, there are some fundamental pieces that have emerged that genuinely set children up for life. These are the themes I’ve discovered and a suggestion of one way you can lead your child to embed them.
How to Motivate Your Child - Spot and Nurture Their Natural Motivations
My husband and I stood in our back garden this morning looking at the lawn my youngest son (14) had mowed the day before.
4 Ways to Empower Your Child with the Power of Choice (Even if it’s against the crowd)
We need to build our children to be okay to meet their own feelings and needs from early age, especially with the degree to which they are influenced by the external environment, including the internet and social media.