Behaviour
Our kids know so much about technology, how can parents keep up?
“My kid knows so much about technology. I could never keep up” I hear this statement a lot from parents. Usually it is followed by
June 2, 2015 1 Comment
Parenting
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Apps
Periscope, Meercat: how safe are live video streaming apps for kids?
Filming ourselves and uploading, creating short movies and recording interviews, speeches and conversations for all to view has been going on for a while now.
May 26, 2015 1 Comment
Bullying
Videos to help teach our kids to be safe and smart online
Having open honest discussions with your kids is one of the best ways to help keep them safe and responsible online and to help them
May 19, 2015 6 Comments
Parenting
What Nanna taught me and the importance of our grandparents
Nannas, Grandmas, Omas, MaMa’s, Grammies, Nonna. Varying titles, but all universally equipped to take on this most esteemed role. Able to shower unconditional love, devote
May 8, 2015 3 Comments
Apps & Reviews
Parenting in a Digital World: Stop fighting, start connecting: The E-book!
I want to help my child make good decisions online but I’m not sure how? When I ask my child to stop playing a game
April 30, 2015 4 Comments
Behaviour
“You’re not listening to me!” …try active listening instead
I was having a ‘conversation’ with my 13 year old that was slowly quickly escalating into an argument. He raised his voice so I could ‘hear’
April 21, 2015 7 Comments
Anxiety
Your kid isn’t trying to make you miserable: understanding your child’s behaviour
“You are just doing this to annoy me”, “Are you trying to make me miserable?” These are the desperate pleas I heard from a mother
March 30, 2015 17 Comments
Anxiety
Parenting through the social and emotional changes of our kids
I have a couple of teens in my house right now. I have counselled lots of teens before. I have read a lot of research
March 16, 2015 5 Comments
Understanding their world
Connecting with kids to face the challenges of the modern world
Connecting with our kids, even when we think they don’t want us too, is one of the greatest ways we as parents can help our
February 9, 2015 22 Comments
Apps & Reviews
Return To Zero: A Heartfelt Screening
I don’t usually do movie reviews here but today I want to tell you about a movie with a subject matter that is very close
February 4, 2015 5 Comments
Anxiety
“A life lived in fear is a life half lived” ….. Goes for parenting too
“A life lived in fear is a life half lived” This was the quote repeated in the Musical version of Strictly Ballroom I was lucky
January 27, 2015 2 Comments
Behaviour
Road Safety is a battle to pick
This post is sponsored by TAC but has a really important message…. “Learn to pick your battles”. As a family counsellor and parent educator I
January 22, 2015 7 Comments
Online Behaviour
What Parents Want
What do Parents want? I think we would be hard pressed to find a parent that didn’t think they could be a little more patient
January 13, 2015 1 Comment
BYOD
Top Digital Parenting Posts of 2014
As we pack up the Christmas tree and pop the champas on another rendition of “Auld Lang Syne”, it’s time to reflect on the year
December 29, 2014 4 Comments
Building Resilience
Building children’s self esteem away from the screens
How do we build our child’s self esteem away from the screens? Away from the likes and followers and shares that have become the social
December 11, 2014 7 Comments
Understanding their world
Kids can still play…. we just have to let them
Kids don’t know how to play outside anymore. They don’t know how to use their imaginations. Kids are overweight because they no longer run. Just
December 2, 2014 18 Comments
Parenting
Talking to kids to get more than a one word response
After some years of kids hopping in the car or walking in the door after school, I have become more adept at working out how
November 24, 2014 17 Comments
Grief
A Heartfelt week: today my little girl would have been 7
Today my little girl would have been 7…… I would give anything for her to be celebrating with us today. I would give anything to
October 16, 2014 19 Comments
Digital Footprint
Cyber Safety and Parenting: Are we getting it right?
Do you think parents have a good understanding of what their kids are doing online? Is ‘cyber safety’ something parents are really thinking about? Are
October 9, 2014 5 Comments
Behaviour
10 Assumptions parents can make about kids behaviour
When I started this parenting journey over 14 years ago I probably could have made a few assumptions about parenting, how I was going to
September 30, 2014 14 Comments
Behaviour
Using teachable moments to keep kids safe online
Using teachable moments is one of the most effective strategies I have used to help keep kids safe and responsible online and help get them
September 21, 2014 7 Comments
Behaviour
3 ways I stopped yelling
3 ways I stopped yelling? I just put a question mark to this title because truth be known I am not saying I have completely
September 15, 2014 17 Comments
Understanding their world
Where two worlds collide: Problogger Training Event & the modern parent
I’m home from an amazing conference on the Gold Coast where 500 bloggers, including a bevy of local and international speakers, motivated, strategised and shared
August 31, 2014 21 Comments
Building Resilience
Rituals to make our kids more Resilient
To safely interact online it is becoming increasingly evident that our kids are going to require more resilience than ever before. Whilst we like focus
August 19, 2014 13 Comments
Bullying
How this family overcame bullying
Today I am thrilled to have an interview on the blog with Loretta from Blogitmum about how her family overcame the relentless bullying of her
August 5, 2014 4 Comments
BYOD
Technology, Talking & taking the blame: are the devices affecting our kids speech?
As we battle to figure out how all this uptake of technology and devices is going to affect the state of society, and more importantly,
June 22, 2014 5 Comments
Parenting
Childhood Pastimes without the Technology: Standing the Test of Time
We all love our technology and we know it can keep little minds quiet stimulated for certain periods of time. But we must always ensure that it
May 1, 2014 14 Comments
Parenting
Kids Sport: Winning, losing and getting it right
Learning to win, learning to lose, participation, having a go, developing skills, encouragement to try new things, have some fun, make new friends. These are
April 7, 2014 17 Comments
Behaviour
One minute conversations to help kids listen and learn
Ever had what you believe to be a really important conversation with your child only to watch their eyes wander vacantly away from yours as
March 24, 2014 32 Comments
Online Behaviour
Picking on the younger generation? Havn’t we always done that?
When I was growing up, the Generation X’s as my lot were known, were living in a world of fun, frivolity and in my part
March 3, 2014 8 Comments
Anxiety
Separation anxiety and the clingy child: How parents can help
For parents of clingy children, the idea of sending them back off to school, kinder or daycare this week may be filling them with much
January 27, 2014 21 Comments
Behaviour
Listening when others speak about our children: use it to teach and guide
Depending on second hand informaiton about our kids has now more than ever become a parenting tool we need to start taking notice of and
January 20, 2014 6 Comments
Building Resilience
Pocket money and teaching kids to save
Recently it has come to my attention that my children are starting to cost a lot of money! Well as a matter of fact that
December 30, 2013 7 Comments
Behaviour
There is always a bigger picture, just remember to be kind
Last week I was having a morning to myself to catch up on some work. It is kind of a luxury as a work from
December 9, 2013 10 Comments
Anxiety
Parenting the anxious child: are we fuelling the fear in our kids?
It seems that on every swing, in every class room and grasping on to every mothers leg, is an anxious child. Behind every anxious child,
November 12, 2013 10 Comments
Parenting
12 ways we’ve been the best parent this week
So I was sitting at home this week wondering about this whole parenting caper. It is an ongoing process that I don’t suppose ever really
November 10, 2013 7 Comments
Hanging out online? Grow some thick skin and build on that resilience
Hanging out online, putting forth your ideas, sharing your thoughts, opinions and emotions for the whole world to view and digest, has become one of
October 28, 2013 14 Comments
Online Behaviour
Adolescents, Cavemen and the Teenage Brain
I have written before about the teenage brain and the changes that are going on in those strangely wired little heads. I watched this week
October 21, 2013 16 Comments
Grief
Today my little girl would have been six
A year ago today I wrote the post Today my daughter would have been 5‘. And today on the 17th October 2013, my daughter would
October 17, 2013 10 Comments
Parenting
Time: should we take another look at how we use it?
The most common response when you ask someone “how are you?” on any given day, more than likely has the word ‘busy’ featured heavily in
October 10, 2013 5 Comments