We’ve all heard it, haven’t we? Telling us what we are doing wrong and how we have failed somehow, how it should have been done differently. This episode shares three quick tips on how you as a parent can whip the inner critic into line and create a more balanced view of your performance as a parent and ultimately, feel happier.

In this episode I share a simple yet for so many is so difficult, a technique that can transform your parenting almost overnight. On the face of it, this is such a small change, yet can have an enormous impact on our own lives and that of our children. Enjoy!

This hoogi TV episode is about something that is WITHIN your power to change and that is learning to love yourself and allowing yourself the time for you.

We’ve all had parenting situations where one seemingly small thing has turned into something bigger than Ben Hur, creating stress, a foul mood and sometimes saying things we later regret. In this episode, learn how to nip parental stress in the bud so that you can respond to situations in a healthier, more positive way.

We are so excited to be spreading the work we do!

And what a weekend it was. This first retreat set about guiding mums to learn the art of making space in their minds to be able to follow the energy of their children and life in general. The result? More fun! As a family, we believe and have proven, that the more you can do this, the more you thrive and because you become the ultimate role model, the more your children thrive. Everybody wins. And 8 more mums are now putting this theory to the test and I cannot wait to hear the results!

I had an interesting experience on a night out last night.

The Thriving Mum

My neighbour said to me last week, I can’t imagine you to be anything other than calm, when I shared with her I was a shouter. I would shout so much to get the kids to do things, to try to get my and the family's needs met. When things didn’t get done, the shouting would get progressively louder. Back then I didn’t know what I know now. I shared a post on our Facebook page the other day – to be a calm parent “Create a space between you and your child ‘s reaction” Then I had a client yesterday, she said Dina, I have read so many self-help books, read so many mantras, followed so many philosophies of people that I admire and I still do not have the ability to create this space between myself and a reaction – I’m better, but I still haven’t nailed it! By the end of the session, she understood WHY this was the case.

For years I have known that our emotional well-being affects our physical wellbeing. There has been so much evidence throughout my life and in my family, yet still what I experienced first-hand in the last few weeks has blown me away!

Have you had a moment when your whole world falls apart and you question whether you should be allowed to be a parent?

I went to kiss my little champ goodnight tonight. My hubby was reading to him when I went in and the most amazing and bizarre thing happened. My little man said, “I want mummy to read me a story. I love her the best.” Now whilst I don’t encourage favourites and loving people “the best,”  this was a marked moment in history for me as a mum.