Recently, I attended my niece’s wedding. Boy, does that make me feel old. There were about 30 uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, grandparents etc all together. As I observed everybody interacting, it occurred to me that despite the fact that everyone came from one family, only a couple of generations ago, there were different family cultures in operation. …
‘Shhhh… not in front of the kids!’ We’ve all been there… In the car with a captive audience… or at the dinner table. An argument erupts and the question is… do you save it for later…? Or just let it all out in front of the kids? Studies conducted at the University of Rochester, NY, …
…. and realise that they’re wearing the same Metalicus dress! But it’s ok, they’re rocking it out in their own style so they don’t look like a carbon copy of each other. The beauty of Metalicus is that their aesthetic is so pared back that you can dress it up as you wish. We’ve styled …
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How do you react when your child is experiencing big emotions, or having some kind of an outburst, meltdown, or emotional moment? Do you dismiss the emotions and say “You’ll be ok.” Do you disapprove of the emotions and say “Stop being so silly.” Do you ignore the emotion and hope it will go away? …
‘I’m just a mum,’ she said, actually looking embarrassed. ‘What does that mean?’ I asked, confused. I’d only been married a few months and kids weren’t on the agenda for us yet. ‘I used to be a sales rep for a medical company,’ she quickly added. ‘And I plan to get back into it as …
Yesterday, a 16 year old was sitting in my reception area minding her own business. She was doing what she always does when she has some spare time…looking at “thinspiration”. “Thinspriation” is pictures and slogans that are designed to motivate women to lose weight. My client has a range of them stored on her iPhone …
Self control is the ability to say “no” when you want to say “yes“! In 1972 Walter Mischel conducted one of the classic psychology experiments of all time. Children were shown into a laboratory and given a plate with a marshmallow on it. They were told they could eat it now, or if they waited …
We all go through it! We want to do the whole ‘Mother’ thing perfectly and then those feelings creep in when we put a toe out of the tight boundaries we have carefully, over a lifetime, built around ourselves. Guilt does have a purpose – it warns you when you may have said or done …
It was my 31st birthday. My head was high. I felt strong, flanked in the armour of Ephesians 6:10-17. I remember thinking “you lost this battle, devil” with a smile on my face. You see, the preceding year was one I almost didn’t make it through.
The big question is: “How do you create a happy home?” I think a lot of people wished they had come from one. Working with young people and families with both older and younger children, I’ve noticed that a happy home can come from any race, occupation, economic status, political persuasion and any other variation …