As a dad I make a lot of mistakes. But my kids are gracious to forgive if I’m humble enough to admit my mistakes. Canadian born Hollywood actress Mary Pickford said: You may make mistakes, but you are not a failure until you start blaming someone else My sad brag – I’ve made more mistakes than […]
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Being a Dad and working long hours do not always fit neatly together. You will have to take time to work out how you can balance both in a positive and productive way. Being the family provider and wanting to be a “good” father and do well at work can create a lot of pressure
Have you noticed that our typical discipline strategies – the ones where we use our power to punish our kids – tend to leave us feeling lousy about ourselves? Plus, they leave our kids feeling rotten, AND they rarely work well anyway. That’s partly because most discipline is about doing things to our children. Research shows
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Teaching our children values is arguably the most important role we have as parents. Our son’s perception of women and the relationships he has with them will set the foundation for his life. You play a big role in determining how he sees and treats women. The crazy part is that most of the time
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Having lived in USA for 4 1/2 years, and having 2 children born there who now have dual citizenship, we were fortunate to be able to become quite entrenched in American culture. America is actually a very different culture than the perception than Australians traditionally have through watching American TV shows. When it comes
My kids and I were watching a Disney movie recently. In the movie a dad, who was coaching his child’s sport team, yelled at his son. After the coaching session the boy asked his Dad, “Why did you yell at me but you didn’t yell at all the other kids?” His Dad yelled back in
A recent UK study has found that the average child asks around 300 questions a day.
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I was told a very inspiring true story recently that I would love to share with you. I only hope I can do this story justice. A lady was told she couldn’t have children, so without trying she found herself pregnant quickly! She was overcome with awe, amazement, wonder, gratitude, love and excitement. So she
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The more I pull back from my kids time wise, the more they pull back from me, physically, mentally and emotionally. I am a firm believer that if you care about someone then you would not let anything stand in the way of spending time with them – unknown I remember a great speaker and
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It’s hard to know exactly what it is. It might be my tummy, particularly the squishiest bit. It might be my perfume, or even my natural scent. It could be my hands when I pat him off to sleep. Or even the snuggle I give him on the couch. I’m not sure if it’s there