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Parenting Manifesto – What message does your soul have for your children?

Parenting Manifesto Parenting ON PURPOSE, from your heart… Your prayer, your wish, your soul’s message to your children…   I was watching Oprah Life Class recently, and Brene Brown was talking about her parenting manifesto. I was so inspired, and so deeply touched that I decided to create my own. Boy was it a liberating, […]

“Make sure you colour OUTSIDE the lines!”

  Teaching your children to PERform rather than CONform… Remember when you learned how to colour? It gave you so much freedom… you were able to create something. It gave you a sense of control, that you were able to leave your ‘mark’ on the world around you – albeit furniture, walls and anything BUT […]

Stop praising me – I need to learn how to live in the REAL world!

Stop praising me… I need to learn how to live in the REAL world!!   We live in a culture where a certificate, a medal, a blue ribbon, a gold star, a trophy, or at minimum an enthusiastic “Good job!” has become commonplace and even expected when children participate in an activity, regardless of their […]

5 Love languages of children: Is your love being LOST in translation?

5 Love languages of children: Is your love being lost in translation?   All aspects of a child’s development require a foundation of love. Sure, you love your child… but are you loving them in THEIR language, one they can understand and interpret? Sometimes, without realising, this can be the reason your child is acting […]

Nurturing your children through divorce – co parenting success!

Divorce is hard for everyone involved – but there IS a way to go through this process successfully! (Advice from one of Australia’s leading experts on this critical topic!)   This topic is very close to my heart, because I became a child of divorce at 7 years old. My parents did the best they could, […]

3 steps to disciplining your child without killing their spirit

How to guide and govern your child’s behaviour so that THEY take responsibility for their actions and make more effective choices, AT ANY AGE – even toddlers!!! Imagine for a moment what your life would be like if you could only master the ability to somehow teach your child to become so conscious of their behaviour […]

The biggest well-kept secret to your success EXPOSED!!

How to increase the power of your mind to manifest what you’re asking for, “by accident”! Everyone on the path to “success”, who self-educate and study principles that govern success in any area of life, know that our lives are determined by the subconscious script that continues to play inside our minds, that tells us […]

5 ways to give your child more time when you don’t have time!

5 actions you can take today that will give your children the attention they hunger for, without needing to find more time! Yes, our kids demand our time, and I know, it’s exhausting to think where on earth we’ll find it. Our best intentions are there, but the pace of the lives we live today […]

How to love your child when you don’t have the time!

A father holding a bowl of food with a boy standing next him while the mother sits on the floor behind a coffee table

Your “love” is NOT enough – nor is just your time – so how do you win?? The heading of this article is likely to have already rocked the boat and got some readers “off-side”, and that’s ok, because at least I have your attention!! It might come across sightly offensive to those who find it more […]

The first 2 questions to ask when you pick your child up from school

The 2 best questions. . . conversations that matter! As parents, what is it we are ultimately wanting to accomplish in regards to raising our children? I believe the following points describe most parents We want them to feel loved, valued, and know they are good enough! We want to equip with them with the […]

4 Steps to getting balance in your life RIGHT NOW!

Giving up a life of chaos for a life of balance! Firstly, what does balance mean? I believe it means being able to give each area of your life the attention it needs without it being to the detriment of other areas of your life! If I was to delve into the depths of this topic […]

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