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Parenting Fitness
  • Jan 27
  • 2 min

Parenting Fitness

Did anyone tell us that parenting needs us to have a certain kind of fitness? Nope – well let’s talk about the elephant in the room now…
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Rome wasn't built in a day!
  • Jan 21
  • 3 min

Rome wasn't built in a day!

Just because we have made a decision things need to change, we think everyone should be on board with us right? Not quite...
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What is 'discipline' in family life?
  • Jan 21
  • 2 min

What is 'discipline' in family life?

Discipline in family life is a challenging topic. How do we navigate discipline in this tricky world?
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Sitting back and observing
  • Jan 21
  • 2 min

Sitting back and observing

To observe or dive into being a family at war is always a choice. What choice will you make?
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Backing each other
  • Jan 21
  • 2 min

Backing each other

Have you considered the most intense criticism lies in families? How would it be if we stopped this abusive pattern and backed each other?
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Arguments and Comfortable Intensity
  • Jan 21
  • 3 min

Arguments and Comfortable Intensity

Have you ever been in an argument where things have been said and the atmosphere is thick as treacle? Welcome to comfortable intensity...
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Trying to be 'liked' as parents
  • Jan 6
  • 3 min

Trying to be 'liked' as parents

How much do we want our children to like us? Wanting our children to like us can lead to complications and trouble with a capital 'T'
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Why do I feel scared of my child?
  • Aug 14, 2021
  • 2 min

Why do I feel scared of my child?

It is time to talk about child to parent abuse. It is an increasingly common thread yet abuse does not need to be a lodger in our home.
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How well do we hide our challenges?
  • Aug 7, 2021
  • 3 min

How well do we hide our challenges?

Our kids see far more than we expect them to, and are far more equipped to handle it than we give them credit for. So, why pretend?
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Addictions - same same but different
  • Apr 30, 2021
  • 2 min

Addictions - same same but different

Addictions come in a huge variety of styles and flavour’s but all have the same devastating impact on our lives
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Playfulness in Parenting
  • Sep 11, 2020
  • 2 min

Playfulness in Parenting

You may have noticed that parenting can sometimes be an intense business... so how do we bring a little playfulness into our connection?
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Saying 'No' to bullying
  • Jul 17, 2020
  • 2 min

Saying 'No' to bullying

Saying no to bullying is a skill we all want for our children and for ourselves. Let’s look at what ‘feeds’ the bully in the first place.
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Challenging 'boys don't cry'
  • Jul 17, 2020
  • 2 min

Challenging 'boys don't cry'

We may not tell boys explicitly, but with all our actions they learn what is acceptable and what is not from what we model.
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Discussing periods
  • Jun 27, 2020
  • 8 min

Discussing periods

Getting our period is as natural as breathing, so why do we make it something separate that needs its own special moment? ​
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What do our children see?
  • Jun 19, 2020
  • 2 min

What do our children see?

Do we ever wonder what it is that our children see when they look at us? 
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Boys, fitting in, and pack energy
  • May 29, 2020
  • 3 min

Boys, fitting in, and pack energy

‘Fitting in’ is an unspoken directive that to survive they have to toughen up yet where does this lead? Pack energy doesn’t ‘just happen’...
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Helpful advice, or criticism?
  • Apr 29, 2020
  • 3 min

Helpful advice, or criticism?

We are often not aware of criticism when it comes out of our mouths or is communicated through our movements.
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Looking for what's wrong
  • Mar 29, 2020
  • 2 min

Looking for what's wrong

We fall into a pattern of looking for what’s wrong instead of appreciating the amazing people in our lives.
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Giving in to bad behaviour
  • Feb 28, 2020
  • 2 min

Giving in to bad behaviour

When we give in to bad behaviour, are we saying ‘If you act up, I will reward you’
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Rules, standards and boundaries
  • Jan 30, 2020
  • 3 min

Rules, standards and boundaries

Are rules ways of controlling what would otherwise be a wayward child could there a better approach using standards and boundaries?
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