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Who wants Happy Kids? Part 2
Welcome to part 2, of \’Who wants Happy Kids?\’, its about the Danish and Dutch way of parenting – who claim to have the happiest kids in the world. This blog covers Re framing, Empathy and No Ultimatums. Part one can be read by clicking here and covered Play, Trust and Authenticity. The names of the books […]
Who wants Happy Kids? Part 1
Who wants happy kids? I know I do. I\’ve recently read 2 books on the topic; Both overlap and include lots of valuable lessons and reminders, so I\’ve decided to summarize them together, so there\’ll be 2 blogs on this topic – this is the first. I should tell you first, that the Danes claim to be the […]
6 Powerful Confidence Building Tools – for Children and Teens
Introduction Before we start, what makes me think I can write a worthwhile blog on this topic? Is it worth reading? Am I an expert? Well I have 3 young children, but no, that\’s not why. I was a painfully shy child and very self-conscious teen, but no that\’s not why either. The main reason I […]
Self Belief
You can do anything you want to do in life, you just have to believe it. Self-belief is a skill that we all need to be taught and practiced over and over. Self-belief is about saying ‘of course I can do that’ instead of ‘you’ll never manage to do that, it’s impossible’. It’s about letting […]
More about Mothers Guilt
If you are a mother, and you, and like many woman, suffer from mothers guilt, read on, there is a way to end it. Mothers guilt can occur in many different forms, whether you are at home with your children, or not. It may be that you have to work and hate not being around […]
Parents Listen Up
Children and Teens need our help as Adults to see that they have great potential and . We, as adults are all too quick to jump into the typical role: ‘Don’t be cheeky’, ‘clean your room’, ‘you should be studying’ ‘don’t hit your brother/sister’ do this/ don’t to that… Do you ever get sick of […]
Some people can make you miserable
We all know of people around us that can drive us nuts, really make us angry or annoyed very easily and quickly when they do something. It is said that every relationship is a mirror and we are reflecting back our own issues, insecurities or preferences. This article is about the people who can rob us from […]
Study Motivation
I believe as Parents we need to listen more to our children, no matter what their age. I think it helps give our children confidence and lets them know their voice is worth stopping and paying attention to.. After all if we, their Parents aren\’t going to listen then what chance do they have in […]
Letting Go of Worry
Recently my little girl started School, I was worried about her as she’s shy and a little bit clingy. I was setting up play dates with her new class mates and fretting over how I knew she’d getting upset when I left her into the class room. We can all find things to worry about, […]
How to be Happy
Ever feel like doing something good or helping others out and then when you find an opportunity to do it, you feel delighted with yourself, over the moon even! It may just be a small thing like carrying a bag for someone, opening a door, a smile, a good morning, but it can leave you […]