Parenting Dr Justin Coulson on How to Stop Yelling at Your Kids 20 March 2024 ltadmin 0 “Our children, instead of catching our chaos, our cranky, our crazy… they will catch our calm,” Dr Coulson says. Read more
Compassion is Key in Handling Cyber Safety Issues with Kids 23 March 2022 ltadmin 0 Focus on the Family say that compassion goes a long way when it comes to handling online incidents and tricky topics with our kids. Read more
Why I’m not Afraid to Take my Kids Out in Public 31 August 2021 ltadmin 0 Here are some tips to make things go smoother, learned over many years of extensive shopping, with multiple children, in public places! Read more
What’s Your Parenting Style? 28 July 2021 ltadmin 0 Studies suggest pretty clearly that there is a right way to parent – authoritatively with a big emphasis on autonomy support rather than control. Read more
The Spanking Debate: Changing Minds Takes a Generation 31 March 2021 ltadmin 0 Many parents hold the belief that if we don’t discipline our children, they’ll grow up to be out of control, but spanking is not discipline. Read more
How to Discipline Children Effectively Without Using Consequences or Punishment 15 December 2020 ltadmin 0 Children are more likely to learn from their errors and poor decisions when they feel safe from anger and punishment, even when they get things wrong. Read more
Raising Children to Love or Fear 25 August 2020 ltadmin 0 When it comes to motivating behaviour, it is undeniable that fear is a strong motivator. But why does it work? And what does it actually do? Read more
Lifestyle Working at Enjoyment 5 July 2018 Peter 0 It’s somehow strange that we should have to exercise discipline and self-control to do the things that make us feel most alive but sadly it’s true. Read more
Parenting It’s Time to Stop Smacking 4 June 2018 Peter 0 Depending on which research you read, about 70-80% of Aussie parents admit to smacking their kids. Some do so quite proudly. Are those who champion smacking onto something or is it doing more harm than good? Read more