Your Child’s Brain
It’s probably one piece of parenting advice I’m glad I didn’t take…
Over the weekend, the world marked International Childhood Cancer Day – a collaborative initiative to raise awareness about the impact of childhood cancer and to support children, families and friends affected. Nationally, around 640 children aged 0-14 years are diagnosed with cancer each year. Many of us know that the impact of childhood cancer on …
“I am going to die,” I thought to myself, quite matter-of-factly, as I stared down the ski slope. It was the second time in my life that I had been skiing. I’d had a lesson this time (yes, one!) and was feeling confident on the green runs. My boyfriend (now my husband) and another couple …
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My life has come to this. 4 years of begging my child to be quiet… now I’m pleading with him to talk to me!
Your child is yelling, slamming doors and having an all-out tantrum … but can he trust you with his anger? Punishing the behaviours associated with anger might be a quick fix, but without instruction your child will lose out. National anger management trainer Bob Bowen warns that children who never learn proper ways to express …
This Wednesday is World Cancer Day, an international day of action in the fight against cancer. World Cancer Day takes place on February 4 every year to raise awareness and inspire change. This year’s theme is ‘Not beyond us’ signifying the things that we can do as individuals and a community to prevent and beat …