When you are feeling bad, you may want to say something to yourself: I am worthy of happiness; I may have wrong thoughts about it; When my mind is talking negatively, I am not going to listen and I'd like to do something else, such as deep breathing or having…
One of the fastest ways of achieving this is to constantly be checking our mobile phone, answering txts and emails and scrolling for other information which we feel is important for us. Now I’m not against this wonderful technology. What would we do without it? We use it constantly and…
When I received a phone call from my son’s school telling me that my son accidently broke the football goal post in the school field my heart sank. I went to school to have a short meeting about the incident with my son and the Deputy Principle. I found out…
From feelings of anger and distress to restored relationships and calmer and more positive behaviour This is a brief account of how seven angry parents journeyed together over 10 consecutive weeks to recreate and restore their heart connection with their angry, very disruptive and defiant teens and also to attempt…
We all want to trust our adolescent to make wise decisions about their life, their choice of subjects at school, their friends and their future. We want to trust them to have a good attitude and always try to do the right thing. To find ways to get on well…
It is very important that we positively connect with our children by acknowledging them in a loving and supportive way. In fact, we are encouraged by New Zealand research to even work consistently towards increasing our positive comments or positive acknowledgements. (1) Notice the word ‘connecting’ in the examples of…
When I was parenting my children this whole idea of learning how to calm down when I was feeling angry, frustrated, annoyed and upset never really occurred to me. I remember clearly that it was their fault that I was annoyed with them and frequently told them so. I told…
Jinan, Steve and Jay talk about the positive changes at home once they have attended the parenting course. Parenting Adolescents Term 1, 2016
Carla talks about her overall experience about attending the parenting course and also her favourite learnt skills and strategies. Effective Discipline Term 3, 2016
Eketerina talks about her overall experience and own story about attending the parenting course. Effective Discipline Term 3, 2016