The Secret to Regulating Emotions
You can’t think straight in a high emotion state. When you’re on the brink, it’s hard to stop and think. These simple rhymes underscore a…
You can’t think straight in a high emotion state. When you’re on the brink, it’s hard to stop and think. These simple rhymes underscore a…
I don’t know how long I’d been doing it, but somewhere in the third quarter I realised that I’d lost all perspective. My eldest daughter was playing…
Written by James Anderson How’s your relationship with challenge? Challenges are the pathway to growth. When our children habitually avoid challenges, their learning stalls. When…
“I don’t want to go to school today.” “My tummy hurts.” “School is boring!” “I have a headache.” “They tease me about how I look.”…
I prefer to stay away from the word crisis. It’s an overused word, it’s power diluted by a perpetually scaremongering news media industry hellbent on…
You’re glancing at the clock every 90 seconds. The space between making it and not making it is closing. “Hurry up!” Initially it was a…
Picture this scenario: You’re opening up to a friend about the overwhelming challenges you face as you juggle your children and your multitudinous other responsibilities.…
A short while ago my new book about teenage girls, Miss-Connection, was released. The book appeared on some bestseller lists around the country. Since then, I’ve…
It is generally well accepted that females experience greater levels of depression and anxiety than males. This is true, not only during adulthood, but also…
When my youngest daughter was around 18 months old we shared an experience that taught me a valuable lesson about how our attitude is everything.…
Pause and think, for just a moment, of the most excellent person you have ever met… What made them so “excellent”? Is it possible to…
I don’t like to deal with absolutes… always, never, everything, nothing. After all, I’m a research scientist. For people like me, I prefer statements like…
This blog is in partnership and sponsored by Nutricia. Social skills are a critically important component of strengthening our children’s emotional immunity to life’s big challenges,…
This blog is in partnership and sponsored by Nutricia. Ensuring our children have great nutrition allows us to help them be strong and healthy. As…
This blog is in partnership and sponsored by Nutricia. If you have a young child you know that it’s nearly impossible to keep them from…
In March 2020 Western Australia shut its borders. While there may be well-meaning policies behind the border closures, there’s no escaping the fact that this…
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