Are You Raising an Entrepreneur?
My second son was born ten years ago. In the post-natal ward, the nurses frequently commented, he chirps like a bird when he cries. He had his own unique personality as soon as he was born..
Do You Have a Child that Pushes Your Buttons?
He (or she) is determined to do the things that annoy you, again and again, and AGAIN. He can be the sweetest child in one moment and his passion for something he likes to do is contagious. Then there’s this side to him that can’t stop taking a game too far with his sister, to the point where she ends up in tears.
Instilling Good Habits in Your Family with James Clear
I had the absolute privilege of meeting James Clear in person recently at my Thought Leaders Business School. Here’s a pic of the two of us.
A Busy Parent’s Guide to Raising Awesome Kids
As time-poor parents pursuing full careers and creating amazing childhoods for our children, we have our work cut out.
Why Are Parents Forgetting to Invest Time in the Most Important Leadership Role of their Lives? By Jenny Vanderhoek
Throughout my last 10 plus years in corporate, I attended minimum of 2 leadership courses or conferences a year. I always came back feeling refreshed from the learnings and ready to kick off the next project with some of the newfound skills that I had learned.
Build Your Child’s Motivation
What happens when your goals for your child and their goals for themselves differ?
Every Child is A Genius
Yesterday was the end of year assembly at my boys’ school. It’s the one where awards are given out and the school captains are chosen. There is excitement and I can imagine for many children, there is disappointment as they watch others receive medals and it’s never them on stage.
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
The myth and legend says that slow and steady wins the race, yet in recent years the world around us has been speeding up. Faster cars, faster trains, faster planes, faster internet, faster food, faster learning and the list goes on.
Leading in the Cracks
Leading a team or leading a child is never just a sit down for an hour a week affair. More often than not it is leading in each interaction, in each situation and in each moment. Sometimes as little as 1-2 minutes at a time. The cumulative effect of these minutes is what I refer to as building a relationship in the time in-between or leading in the cracks..
The No.1 Skill to Parent as a Leader
Whilst some see leadership as a role that heads up an organisation or a department, we as parents equally head up a family and a home – the main difference being we don’t get to leave our leadership role at home at the end of each day like we can if it were our job outside of the home.
Do You Dress Your Child to Impress?
We want children to walk their own path. We want them to not compare themselves to others. Mostly we want them to be proud of who they are no matter what. But I’m wondering if what we say to them sometimes gives them a different message.
We Use Fitness Coaches, Business Coaches And Now Parenting Coaching is on the Rise
Hoogi Features in Mamma Mia. Written by Shauna Anderson.
How Do You Feel After a Battle with Your Strong Willed Child?
Relieving Mummy/Daddy Guilt After Confrontation – How to Allow Your Strong-Willed Child To Be Themselves AND Keep Your Cool
It Gets a Little Crazy Now and Then with Kids. Here’s How to Enjoy It…
Do you want your shopping trip to look like this…?
We Know What a Resilient Child is Supposed to Do. Learn HOW They Can Actually Do It?
Resilience. Such an important trait to develop yet many parents find it difficult themselves before even considering how they are going to help their child to develop it. I shared some articles recently, on this very subject and wanted to focus a little bit more on some practical strategies to help you build resilience whether it is at work or within your personal relationships…
Encouraging Your Child to Give Genuine Thanks
I don’t know about you but I get tired of repeating to my children, “say please” “say thank you”
Praising Your Child to Promote a Growth Mindset
As parents we worry about praise – are we praising enough? are we praising too much? what should we praise? This episode brings a different perspective on selecting how to praise your child and an empowering rule of thumb when praising, which every parent needs to know to promote a growth mindset in your child.
Getting Your Strong-Willed Child To Listen More
Do you find yourself repeating instructions over and over again? Do you find that your child is just not that bothered about praise? Do you find your child is quite sensitive to your instructions and a certain tone can result in tears? This can be stressful for both you and your child. This episode explains what may be going on and how you can change it….
Teaching Kids About Love
Do you ever think about how to create little Valentines out of your children? What is it that will allow them to create a thriving loving relationship that enables them to go the very depths of their being and be vulnerable enough to share that with another person?