Ten Ways to Counteract Sibling Rivalry
Raised voices, squabbling, whinging, blabbing on each other. Does your family ever have those moments? Here are ten suggestions on how to combat sibling rivalry. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Attitude
Enjoying the Teenage Years Tip 2
Our children are fabulous incubators. They watch and listen and then often surprise us with an awkward moment, repeating our words and behaviour. This can work both ways. If we sow great thoughts, powerful speech, and loving behaviour, we can see amazing results in our children. Continue Reading →
Enjoy the Teenage Years part 2
Late at night, snuggled up warm in bed, desiring to sleep, and our teenagers arrive home bursting to share with me their evening. I have a choice. Listen or tell them to wait until the morning. In reality, there isn’t a choice as I realize that in the morning, our kids will not share to the same level. If I sacrifice my desire at that moment, they will share all the stuff that has happened and allow me a further glimpse into their life. I hear their genuine feelings. Continue Reading →
Epic Fail
Last Tuesday our family sat down for a special family meal. It was one night we were all home for dinner, plus I blogged that day how I was going Continue Reading →
Top Ten Christmas Sanity Survival Tips
As we enter into this Christmas season, how are you feeling? What is your reaction at the moment to the thought of Christmas? Are you filled with peace at the Continue Reading →
Responding as a Family to Racism
Jane Elliott (American schoolteacher and Anti-racism activist) says “People who are racist are not stupid, they’re ignorant. And the answer to ignorance is education.” I personally believe that how we Continue Reading →
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
A mum of teenage boys was recently sharing with my daughter and me how her son had turned up at home with a mullet. During the holidays, him and his Continue Reading →
Kids wanting your attention
On holidays recently, my gaze was drawn to a family nearby. Mum, standing, was on the phone, cradling her newborn. Dad was sitting over the other side of the restaurant Continue Reading →
Pull the Weeds Early
This morning as I was hanging out the washing, I glanced down briefly and noticed a small weed pushing itself out of the icy ground. My first thought was that Continue Reading →
My 2017 Christmas Sanity Survival Checklist
Every year I find late November & early December can be extremely busy and stressful if I let it be. Not only is there the end of year dance concerts, Continue Reading →