10 alternatives to “consequences” when your child isn’t cooperating
By Dr. Laura Markham “My 3-year-old was sitting on the couch after bath wearing her towel and said NO about 5 times when asked…
Parenting
Helping Parents Move from Surviving to Thriving
Kylie Morgan knows firsthand that parenting rarely follows the script. From raising four children through the Christchurch earthquakes to supporting two teenagers living with…
Raising Children Begins with Nurturing Relationships
For Tracy Proud, founder of Nest Psychotherapy & Counselling, supporting families has never been just about helping people through difficult moments; it’s about creating healthier futures…
Beautiful, Meaningful Hampers & Gifts for Babies & New Mums
When Lejla Hadzic became a mum, she discovered just how difficult it could be to find baby gifts that felt both thoughtful and truly…
Support Without Rescue
As parents, we want the best for our children. We want to protect them from disappointment, mistakes and unnecessary pain. Instinctively, we step in…
I’ll Carry You
By Hayley Zemontas I carried you in the height of summer My stomach engorged as swollen fruitMaternity smocks strained to the seams Struggling under the weight…
Cleaning & Community: Postpartum Care for New Mothers
For Ndy Ebinum, what began as a lifelong passion for cleaning has evolved into something far greater than a business. After experiencing the profound…
The Lost Art of Returning to Yourself
By Camilla van Rosendal Lately, I have found myself wondering about the strange patterning of modern motherhood, and how many versions of a woman…
Bodywork of Care: Restoring the Sacred Fourth Trimester
The story of Jackie Gorman and the movement behind Nurture by Touch® In a world that often celebrates strength through speed, resilience through endurance…
Changing the Way Families Are Supported
As a Paediatric Occupational Therapist, mum of four and founder of Clever Bees Paediatric Occupational Therapy and Blossom and Grow Consultancy, Steph Bee has…
Obedience: Why Do You Have To Tell Them Five Times?
By Dr Laura Markham “In one fairly typical encounter, a father asked his eight-year-old son five times to please go take a bath or…
Supporting You on Your Journey to Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children
Renee White is on a mission to help families nurture emotionally healthy children. As the founder of Little People, Big Emotions, a certified parent coach…
How to Get your Sleepyhead to Eat Breakfast
By Elizabeth Pantley Does your child wake up slowly with no appetite first thing in the morning? That’s a challenge worth solving because by…
Childhood Journals to Capture the Magic & Mayhem of Family Life
When Ruth Sturdy couldn’t find a journal that captured the little moments she wanted to remember about her young daughter, she decided to create…
Transmute, Transform, Energise: A Holistic Approach to Family Wellbeing
After navigating her own chronic health challenges, Kirsty Denny developed a passion for holistic health and eventually discovered energetic kinesiology, a modality that transformed…
Sensory Processing Challenges: What Every Parent Should Know
By Dr. Laura Markham As many as one in six children experience sensory processing challenges. If your child seems unusually sensitive to noise, light, clothing, touch,…
Babies and Music
By Elizabeth Pantley Mothers have always crooned their babies to sleep with lullabies, fathers have sung nursery rhymes to their toddlers, and families have…
Helping Mums Flourish: Supporting Women Through Motherhood’s Biggest Transition
After experiencing postnatal depletion, mental health challenges and the often-overlooked identity shift that accompanies motherhood, Jodie Abraham turned her own healing journey into a…
Somewhere Along the Way, Many Mothers Stopped Trusting Themselves
By Shelly Langford I often wonder when it happened. When did many mothers stop trusting themselves? When did we begin believing that everyone else…
The Doorway Moves
By Camilla van Rosendal The other day, music drifted through the kitchen while I was making dinner, and without thinking, I turned toward my…