Tag Archive for: PARENTING

Children’s Entertainer Colin Buchanan Creates Online Kids Church

The free online video series by Colin and Compassion Australia offers short talks featuring messages of encouragement, Bible readings, prayers and music.

5 Ways to Promote Happiness in Your Family

Happiness in your family yields heaps of benefits! Healthier hearts, improved immune systems, decreased stress and less pain being a few.

How To Raise A Rebel

I am consistently being told by parents that they want to raise kids who are strong, independent thinkers. They want to raise leaders.

5 Better Conversations To Have About Screens

It’s time to move beyond the conversation about ‘screen time’ and talk instead about the interplay between technology and wellbeing.

Raising Confident Kids Who Love God: Darlene Zschech’s Insights

In a recent interview with pastor and worship artist Darlene Zschech, we got talking about parenting, and raising the next generation.

A Fresh Perspective on a Routine Assignment

“Parenting is the most important job anyone will ever do.” It read like some soppy sentiment to begin with, but he came back to it again and again.

Are Activity Trackers Good for Children?

Wearable trackers like the Fitbit, Garmin and Moove are gaining significant market-share with children. But are activity trackers good for our children?

How to Trust Your Motherly Intuition

How did Anna know what to do with her screaming baby? By trusting her motherly intuition – and with a little help from her Mamma!

Why Your Kids Need a Tribe

When you feel like you have people around you who are your people, it feels wonderful. But more than that, it makes you more resilient.

Why I’m not Afraid to Take my Kids Out in Public

You just don’t know what sort of day that mother and kids have had. So, it’s best not to judge based only on what you see.

Navigating Your Children’s Unequal Abilities

It’s an objective fact: one of our children is always going to better than another child at any given activity. One child might be academically sharper.

What to Say to Your Kids When They’re Going on Their First Date

Australia doesn’t have much of a dating culture. We tend to see teens with boyfriends or girlfriends. But dating… not so much.

How can I help my child be resilient?

Resilience is about being able to adapt positively to difficult times, setbacks and other significant challenges, and avoid maladaptive outcomes.

It Takes A Village… But The Village Is Sick

In recent weeks, to surprisingly little fanfare, the Morrison Federal Government has announced a new Children’s Mental Health Strategy.

The Case Against Boredom

The “experts” say: kids are over-scheduled these days; life is too busy, so let them be bored. But is this really the best advice?

What To Do When Your Child Lashes Out

Lashing out in anger is something that can easily turn into a habit for our children. Anger is usually based on a strong sense of fear or sadness.

HELP! My Kids Ask Me Too Many Questions!

Why? What? When? Where? How? You could almost describe it as a syndrome – the Little Voice with Endless Questions or LVEQs.

What To Do When Your Child Lies To You

Studies show that beginning at about the age of three, kids begin lying to conceal things they have done wrong and will readily lie to avoid punishment.