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Confidence
15 ways to love your child confidently
Parents have two things in common. Firstly, every parent experiences some challenges or difficulties at some point raising kids. Whether…
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Positive Parenting
When a child loses a pet
New Zealand singing sensation Lorde created a social media frenzy recently when she announced that she’s putting her new recording…
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Resilience
Children’s birthday parties – cause for celebration or alienation?
Practical strategies to help children deal with rejection and disappointment.
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Resilience
Daily lessons in resilience for kids
Recently, I saw a mother give a simple, yet profound resilience lesson to her three year old. The toddler fell…
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Resilience
The language of independence building
Families always develop shared language around the values that have strong meaning for them. If independence and self-sufficiency are important…
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Positive Parenting
Unearthing kids’ strengths for happiness and success
Personality strengths—our character—play a big role in helping us build our talents. Think about anyone who has built a talent…
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Resilience
Teach kids not to jump to conclusions
Many children jump to conclusions when an unpleasant situation occurs, thinking and acting impulsively rather than thinking rationally before reacting.…
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Resilience
Hopeful kids are happy kids
Think of two children who you have regular contact with: one who is resilient and happy, and one who is…
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Anxiety
How empathy transforms your child’s well-being
The way we speak to our kids can impact their wellbeing in the most profound ways. When they're upset or…
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Anxiety
Finding the off switch when kids worry
Rumination is the ruination of a peaceful mind. If you’ve ever spent a sleepless night worrying then you’ll know how…
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Confidence
How persistence and grit helps kids succeed
“Talent or persistence. Which would you choose for your child?” I often ask this question at my parenting seminars and…
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Resilience
Shaping little humans
I’ve long had a fascination with the nature versus nurture debate. Is it nature (what kids are born with) or…
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Resilience
Raising a little shrugger!
Everyone knew a shrugger when they were young. They seemed to be everywhere in my neighbourhood. Shruggers are the kids…
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Moods
This is the worst day ever!
Recently, Debra (not her real name), a mother of two children, told me how her 10 year old son would…
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Resilience
How independence-building is the pathway to your child’s resilience
Parents and teachers often ask me how to build resilience in kids. My response is always the same. “Start by…
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Confidence
Re-thinking our approach to regularity and predictability
Traditional thinking has always been that consistent routine and order is good for kids’ development. An Australian Story segment about…
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Behaviour
5 ways to increase good feelings (and reduce a toxic atmosphere) in your family
That doesn’t mean that such families are devoid of conflict or criticism, but that they are generally pleasant environments to…
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Anxiety
When developing independence feels risky
Most parents I meet love the notion of promoting self-sufficiency in their children. However there are a number of barriers…
