Reasons That Parents Get Defensive
By Megan Stonelake In my work with families as a therapist, I’ve encountered an abundance of defensiveness. Parents often feel the need to vociferously…
Parenting
The Superpowers Of Your Extroverted Highly Sensitive Child
By Kelly Eden All the kids are backstage, made up and ready to go on. The director announces, “It’s a full house.” All the…
My Own Backyard
By Nelle Myrica Donaldson Bed rest during my second pregnancy was like a cross between a staycation and jail. The intent to relax at…
Society to Working Mums
By Sarah Buckley Friedberg Society to working mums: Go back to work six-eight weeks after having the baby. The baby that you spent nine-ten…
An Unusual Bond
By Jeremy Majid One hour’s drive south of Adelaide lies a forest, where we drove to meet our friends for a picnic. Our friends…
12 Keys To Healthy Partnership Conflict Resolution When you Live With Kids
By Dr. Laura Markham “Dr. Laura… In your last post, you warned parents against fighting in front of our kids. But as you always…
Create a New Path of Conscious Parenting From the Beginning
Are you just starting out on your parenting journey? Or are you a wee way in but wanting to do things differently? Kerrie and…
Transitions – An excerpt from “Pangs: Surviving Motherhood and Mental Illness”
By Michelle Bradley For three days after my daughter’s birth, I didn’t sleep. Not. One. Wink. I don’t know why I didn’t sleep, I…
Self-Care and Mindfulness for Mums: Getting Behind the Buzz Words
By Hannah Schenker Ah… self-care and mindfulness – no doubt you’ve come across these buzz words all too often in recent years, particularly relating…
Simple Ideas For Getting Kids to Eat Their Veggies
As one of the most important routines in the day, dinner can also be one of the most challenging for time-poor parents and fussy…
How Vedic Meditation is Reversing the Effects of Sleep Deprivation Among Kiwi Mums
Speaking from the foothills of the Himalayas, New Zealand’s Vedic Meditation master, Lauren Godfrey, weighs in on the prenatal and postnatal benefits of the…
Build Foundational Literacy Skills at Home with School Start Buddy
By Hannah Schenker Is your child preparing to start school, or do you have a child in their early school years? Would you like…
Bedtime Battles: When Saying Goodnight is Hard
By Dr. Deborah MacNamara At the age of four, my daughter looked at me and said, “Mama, we have a problem – I don’t…
Mummy, Get Off Your Phone!
By Susana Kuehne My husband and I try to not be on our phones in the evening because it takes away time that could…
What Particular Life Skills Do Our Children Need to Learn?
By Kylee Harris Kiwi parents want their children’s schools to teach life skills, based on a survey of over 500 families. It is well…
6 Mindful Steps Towards a More Balanced Postpartum
By Marta Willis Now that you’re home with your precious little one, the first days of the oxytocin high might be slowly easing off….
“PICTURE PERFECT” PARENTING CULTURE CAUSES MORE THAN HALF OF PARENTS WORLDWIDE TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE FAILING
A new global study commissioned by leading baby wipe brand WaterWipes, surveying over 13,000 parents worldwide, has revealed that almost two thirds of Australian…
Replacing Punishment with Connection
By Bridget McNamara … To punish kids, very simply, is to make something unpleasant happen to them – or prevent them from experiencing something…
When Children Act Out: “Seeking Negative Attention” or Needing to be Seen?
By Mona Delahooke Decades ago, when I was in graduate school studying child psychology, I was taught that children often do things to get…
Preparing for the Fourth Trimester: Why Postnatal Support is So Crucial
By Hannah Schenker We spend nine months growing and nurturing new life in our bellies, and the birth of our child is such an…