How Can You Encourage a Love of Sport in Your Kids?
By Kylee Harris When it comes to kids’ fitness in New Zealand, there’s good and bad news. Let’s get the bad news out of…
Parenting
The Secret of Raising a Resilient Child
By Dr. Laura Markham Sometimes life asks us to handle so much challenge, so much change, so much loss, that it leaves us exhausted…
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…
How Time Flies
By Sally Saint My son is 10 and will be 11 in a couple of months time and oh how time has flown. My heart soars…
In This House
By Hayley Zemontas In this house, we’re about fun.Day trips, picnics and paddling pools in the sun.Grabbing the moment and utilising each one.We’re about…
Being a mum and what I said to our children
By Kate Barnes To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world Bill Wilson A while…
Want a Trustworthy 14-Year-Old?
By Dr. Laura Markham I had a major Aha! moment one summer when my almost 14-year-old daughter had some friends over for a sleepover….
Ready to Snap? How to Catch Yourself and Get Back on Track
By Dr. Laura Markham Here’s how to start shifting your gears to get out of that irritable space. “Can you give tips on how…
Postpartum
By Sarah Noble 2 babies in and I still feel like I should be back up and doing life already. Running my business. Having a self-settling…
Lighthearted Videos that Put the FUN into PARENTING: How to Hold a Baby
It’s important to remember that parenting can sometimes be very funny. With that in mind, we want to share a parenting comedy series that…
10 Habits to Strengthen Your Relationship with Your Child
By Dr. Laura Markham “I can’t believe how things with my daughter have turned around, since I started focusing on connection.” – Zoe We…
The Alpha Child
By Adrienne Wood “How are you going on that Science Fair project of yours, Rosa?” asked Maria tentatively, putting a hand on her daughter’s…
Do you struggle with “Unexplained” Bursts of Reactivity?
By Lelia Schott Try the practice of checking in with your present, past and future selves. When I’m out of sorts or ill-tempered, and…
How to Love Your Child Unconditionally
By Tracy Cassels One of the messages that is making its way to the mainstream is the importance of loving your child unconditionally. You…
Lighthearted Videos that Put the FUN into PARENTING
It’s important to remember that parenting can sometimes be very funny. With that in mind, we want to share a parenting comedy series that…
Newborn Nights
By Hayley Zemontas Now, I’m part of the night. A stitch in its fabric, a star in the sky. Cradling my offspring tight. Rather than missing…
12 Ways to Empower Your Child Against Bullying — Including CyberBullying
By Dr. Laura Markham What is bullying? StopBullying.gov defines “bullying” as repeated unwanted, aggressive behaviour in which a child or teen uses a real…
Bribing Children: 3 Reasons it Backfires & What To Do Instead
By Sarah R. Moore Bribing children to improve their behaviour or motivate them — it’s common, but should we be doing it? I was…
Empowering Women to Heal, Love & Reconnect With Their Joy For Life
Patrycja Oledzka has set up her own venture, Conscious Fairies, to empower women, mothers, wives, partners and daughters to become true to themselves, despite…
Creating Engaging & Empathetic Content for Purpose-Driven, Parent-Facing Brands
As a mum herself, Jo Martin understands how busy parenting can be – juggling all the tasks on your to-do list whilst wrangling a…