Christmas holidays are a great time for the family to spend more time together. A great conversational game which helps children and adults to access and strengthen their empathic ability is the “If I were that person” game. You may like to follow the rules of the game below and…
I thought I’d use this heading for this story to capture our reader’s attention. So now that I have your attention this is not about time out. At least not the time out that is taught as a behaviour modifying strategy. This time out I’m talking about is giving your…
What would I do If I could turn back the clock? I’ve always thought of this, If I could turn back the clock what would I change I would want to study. I would use all my time to make sure I paid attention in school. I wouldn’t muck around…
I am now entering a new parenting journey called raising teenagers. It is honestly a new place to be. My children who were quite happy to do whatever I wanted, immediately now say “No!” They also question why they have to do things. Why I can’t do them instead and…
About 7 years ago I decided to write a goal list. I had read what other people had written about the value of writing down goals and I decided to try it for myself. A few of them were typical dreams. I want to be a millionaire, I want a…
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…