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ROC and RISE to build digital resilience
Growing up in a digital world today, can expose young people to a social media feed full of comparisons, comments and cutting remarks, that can
May 10, 2021 No Comments
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Digital Trends
Safer Internet Day 2019: Digital RESILIENCE for wellbeing online and off
We’ve already covered Respect, Responsibility and Reasoning, as all necessary elements of a better online experience for all. The final “R” for Safer Internet Day
February 4, 2019 No Comments
Critical Thinking
The importance of the shrug: a necessary skill for digital resilience
Why is a shrug so important to digital resilience you ask? Recently I was in my “Grit Strength” gym class which is not a regular
June 5, 2018 No Comments
Critical Thinking
The importance of digital resilience for kids today
Building resilience in a digital world must be a priority for our kids today. What does digital resilience actually mean? A while ago now resilience
February 24, 2017 1 Comment
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
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
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
Building Resilience
Should we teach our kids to be tough or kind?
Should we be teaching our kids to be kind or to be tough? Do we need to focus on stopping our kids being nasty, or
September 20, 2013 14 Comments
I want my boys to be strong
I want my boys to be strong. I am not talking about the size of their biceps or the weight of their bench press. As
May 20, 2013 21 Comments
Lessons for parents and kids from some inspiring athletes
Reading , watching or hearing about people who overcome adversity always makes us feel good. We love to know that hard work pays off, that
March 6, 2012 11 Comments
The Perils of Perfectionism: how you can help when being perfect isn’t good enough
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly. In life we should strive for success, aspire to do great things and be conscious
January 17, 2012 16 Comments
8 ways to improve assertiveness, for parents and their children
Assertiveness. Something we all need but something that doesn’t always come naturally. In my last post we looked at the importance of assertiveness, what it
October 13, 2011 3 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
11 Practical ways parents can help build self esteem
Self esteem is one of the most important aspects of our children’s development. Having a healthy and positive self esteem means our children feel good
July 21, 2011 27 Comments
Childhood Anxiety- What’s Normal?
Anxiety can be a normal part of human functioning and something that we all experience to some degree. As a parent with an overly anxious
June 2, 2011 4 Comments
Why Do We Need Help To Parent Our Children?
Why do we need so much advice on how to parent our children? Why does the modern world insist on inundating us with information for
April 17, 2011 2 Comments
Equality is not always the answer. Why we cant always be fair…
“That is sooooooo not fair” wailed my 9 year old from the bathroom. Not really sure what he was wailing about but my swift response was an equally
April 8, 2011 10 Comments
Stop bailing out the kids – and give them the skills to help themselves
It is only natural when our children are faced with loss, failure, disappointment or rejection that we want to step in, take away the loss,
March 28, 2011 3 Comments
Saying No to our kids – without the arguments, tears and tantrums
How often do we respond to a childs request by saying ‘no’ only to be worn down by negotiations, arguments, tantrums, whining and over-explaining? Saying “no” translates instead to, “I’ll
February 28, 2011 7 Comments
It’s the good times not just the bad that help make us resilient
When we lost our daughter and the boys lost their sister, months later I was reminded how much “stronger” the boys would be, as they had already gone
February 21, 2011 1 Comment
What are you doing for your kids that they could be doing for themselves?
What are you doing for your kids that they could be doing for themselves? This is a question I have been asking myself with a
February 17, 2011 23 Comments
Winning or Losing – Are we Failing Our Kids?
Are we failing our children by denying them the right to win….. and more importantly to lose? Every weekend during football season my sons and
February 14, 2011 9 Comments
Providing the Right Environment for our Families to Thrive
Building up resilience in ourselves and our family is certainly something that relies on many different contributing factors. Whilst there are things we have little or no
February 9, 2011 2 Comments
Resilience -Where Does It Come From?
In the months following the death of my 4 month old daughter, friends, family and even those I hardly knew would repeatedly comment on
February 6, 2011 19 Comments