Are You Headed For A Work-LIfe Balance Train-Wreck?
One of the biggest challenges facing modern parents is to maintain good mental health and well-being. The term work-life balance is mentioned a great deal in books and magazines, but […]
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To Smack Your Child Or Not?
The “smack your child or not smack your child” debate hit the news again recently with the Royal Australian College of Physicians calling for a legal ban on parents being able […]
Crying might be good for your child
As a mum, I know the feeling that is evoked when your child becomes frustrated, annoyed, angry or upset and begins to cry. I also know that it often spurs […]
Shall we listen to the Walrus…
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “to speak of many things.” – Lewis Carroll, December 1871 When people ask us why we are extending our house, we usually say, “For […]
Parenting Tips: Helping Your Anxious Child Unwind
Modern kids are busy kids. Regardless of age, their days are filled with activities. Under fives do a range of adult-initiated learning activities designed to give them the best start […]
Parenting Tips: Helping Self Critical Children
Parenting tips to combat phrases like “I can’t do this work. I’m stupid!” How do you respond if your child says this? We all feel down at times and will […]
Parenting Tips: My Village In A Storm
Parenting tips – Can anyone lend me a hand? A few weeks ago, I was complaining to a mother at school drop-off about a deadline I had that day but […]
Modern Family
Can ‘Modern Family’ really teach us anything about good parenting? Good television drama is a reflection of modern life. While US program ‘Modern Family’ that airs regularly on Australian television […]