I have a bad reaction to stress, called comfort eating. I know this because whenever I’m stressed out I run to the fridge or cupboard and start filling my puku till I feel better. This is what is called a negative stress response. Other negative stress responses are losing your…
I was thinking about the impact of technology and what I imagine may occur in the future. I don’t think it’s impossible to think that robots will play some part in raising our children. I remember I would come home from school and watch TV for 2-3 hours until mum…
I thought I had it sussed. My darlings love language must be quality time. Elizabeth was at the front of the session delivering to the parents, she said this. “Sometimes when we are at our lowest our love language will present itself.” Now my darling is totally independent and enjoys…
As my girls get older they get wiser to what quality time can be. I suppose it’s like their vocabulary is getting bigger and they want to spend it in more ways than what they used too. Before I did a parenting course I would spend time with the girls,…
Only 10 minutes of time in the day I’m not a religious person but I do believe in prayer or karakia. I karakia every night with my children before bed. Being a busy parent I only get 10 minutes before bed to spend quality time with my girls, so I…
During the courses we always encourage the parents that they can parent in a positive way. That it is hard at first but over time it becomes second nature. Just like anything we do in life that is new at the beginning it requires a lot of effort to change.…
To be the best parent we can be we need to be conscious of our own energy levels. I know myself that if I don’t get some time alone to play a video game, read a comic or just having a nap it becomes very difficult for me to parent…
An organization called “Heartmath” in America is the leading researchers in the field of Neuro Cardiac Research. Basically it means that they study the heart and have found a network of connections there very similar to in the brain. Not only have they found out about these new networks but…
The call to action can take many forms. For some it can be something small while for others it can be something drastic. I’ve heard that two things motivate people. They are inspiration or desperation. As a parent we find that we can experience many of these moments. We may…
Kids can do funny things. Throwing shoes off the top floor of the mall, climbing up the slide or randomly sitting in water show how it can be really frustrating or embarrassing for a parent, but these mini experiments are how a child learns about cause and effect, gravity, velocity…