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Working with kids in schools these past weeks, and indeed having five children of my own, has alerted me to the seemingly unprecedented obsession with the new online game Fortnite. Not since Pokémon Go has something seemed to take the …
Currently, I’m reading about Sir John Monash, the first Australian-born general to command Australian troops in World War 1. He was an amazing figure, as unlike his foolhardy predecessors, he refused to sacrifice troops as cannon fodder in the fields …
Think of two children who you have regular contact with: one who is resilient and happy, and one who is struggling and languishing. Imagine you are interviewing each of them and you ask them to rate their response to these …
“Why does my child behave well for others, but not for me?” This is a common question many parents ask. It’s frustrating! I remember my primary school-aged children having very poor table manners at home, yet after sleep-overs and visits …
Do you find it hard to focus on the present? There’s always so much to do and plan for as parents. It’s no wonder our minds wander so much. But to think that we spend nearly half of our lives …
The way we speak to our kids can impact their wellbeing in the most profound ways. When they’re upset or distressed, here are some ideas of how to respond with empathy so as to boost their physical and mental health, now, and over their lifetime.
What do a baby, a three year old and a fifteen year old have in common? Each is an age of bonding, which is a vital developmental task of childhood. A baby bonds with their mother (and father) Forming bonds …
Self-consciousness can be awful. It’s the feeling you get that everyone is looking at you. It makes kids feel anxious about going into new situations, and impacts negatively on their quality of life. Self-consciousness tends to come and go over …
The impact of sibling on the development of a child is vastly under-rated. It’s through interactions with siblings that we learn how to relate to others; how to share, fight, argue, give way and apologise. But a child’s sibling relationships …
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