And Everybody Said
This is a story about the power of words. And a startling confession.
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Parenting
Organic Parenting
Have you heard of snow plough parents? They’re the ones who push all the obstacles out of the way of their children. Isn’t that a good thing? We don’t want our children to endure unnecessary hardship. We want the best for our kids – and we want to help them get it. I once heard
5 Things Your Kids Need to Hear From You
The words we use– and the way we use those words – can have an enormous impact on our children’s happiness and confidence.
For confident kids, here are 5 things we should say as often as possible:
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A Suicide Survivor Speaks Out
‘When our household stirred on the morning of May 8th, 2002, we had no idea that the worst nightmare a parent could have was about to become a reality for our family. Our oldest daughter, Marissa, a beautiful, intelligent and talented girl chose to take her life just a month short of her 17th birthday. She
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Just One Look Can Destroy a Life
This could happen to any family at any time. It’s one of those topics we don’t like to talk about. “According to a cross-party parliamentary report, published last week, the scale of the exposure is so vast that four out of five 16-year-olds regularly access porn online — while one in three ten-year-olds has seen explicit material.” (Excerpt from the article) Can
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Are Good Manners Gone for Good?
I caught a train in Sydney once. I had a broken foot. I stood on one leg for 50 minutes. No one offered up their seat. No one even made eye contact with me.
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How much is too much screen time for your kids?
Did you know that the amount of time your kids spend online or in front of screens is related to how happy they are? Researchers have recently discovered that screen time is related to depression. More time online and in front of screens means less happiness, and more depression. It seems that social media can
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Are you guilty of this on holidays?
Each year we take a family camping trip. Camping just seems to be one of those family activities that bring back incredible childhood memories. All sorts of things tend to go wrong, no matter how organised you are, and yet these create the best memories and most fun. These are the stories we talk about for years afterwards with great amusement and joy. We have just arrived home from another one of those trips.
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How to Raise Generous Kids
If I wasn’t there when she said it, I wouldn’t have believed it.
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5 Tips for Making School Holidays Fun
For me, school holidays are all about creating memories with my kids. I want to sit around a dinner table with them as adults and reminisce about the crazy fun we had together. The last thing I want them to remember is fighting over the TV remote. There is an art to enjoying school holidays.
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