Just let it go: observations of others and my holiday advice
Sitting on a beach is a great place to observe people. It is a fabulous canvas of human interaction and behaviour. Sunglasses on and magazine
January 29, 2013 12 Comments
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I resolve not to make any New Years resolutions
I love the clean slate of a new year. The prospect of new beginnings, new challenges, new hopes. We talk a lot of New Years
January 1, 2013 38 Comments
Happy Days in May: a sentence a day in the month of May
Last year I took up the challenge from Naomi from Seven Cherubs to write a sentence a day that records something that makes you happy
May 1, 2012 15 Comments
A Christmas message from The Modern Parent
Well it ain’t no message from the Queen but the picture above pretty much sums up all that I wish for myself, my friends my family and
December 24, 2011 4 Comments
Why we should let the village raise the child
It takes a village to raise a child? Or so the African proverb tells us. Whilst this may still be the case in many parts
November 15, 2011 41 Comments
How assertive are you? The importance of assertiveness for parent and child
What does it mean to be assertive? How Assertive are you? Why is assertiveness so important? How can being a more assertive parent make for
October 7, 2011 10 Comments
Football and family: 6 reasons why football makes me a better parent
As I bask in the glory of post Grand Final elation, I begin to wonder why football means so much to me and my family. (some
October 2, 2011 1 Comment
20 dinner table conversation starters: connecting with our kids
Last week we looked at ways to improve the communication between ourselves and our kids. We looked at some different strategies to hopefully avoid the one
September 27, 2011 3 Comments
The Fathers Day Interview: another way to record and remember
This weeks link up with Seven Cherubs ‘Cherish the Cherubs task is to be based around the Interview. Interviewing family and friends is a great way to
September 5, 2011 14 Comments
Recording the Memories
Sometimes it doesn’t hurt for us to remember to take some time out to focus on the little things. We spend so much time planning
August 22, 2011 23 Comments
Advice to live by: for new parents and old
As I approach that time again (yes giving birth), it has led me to reflect on some of the advice that is usually offered as
August 12, 2011 18 Comments
THE HAPPINESS PROJECT
Could you do with the occasional reminder of all the great things that you have in life? Are there times when it seems that
May 14, 2011 17 Comments