The Secret to Regulating Emotions
You can’t think straight in a high emotion state. When you’re on the brink, it’s hard to stop and think. These simple rhymes underscore a…
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We Need to Talk About Parent Wellbeing
Mental Health is on everyone’s lips. There are countless news articles about mental health every year – in fact over the course of a typical…
Why children need to know it’s OK to make mistakes
You won’t find a child more chuffed with themselves than a pre-schooler who is learning to write their own name. In the beginning they courageously…
The Parenting Revolution
This history of parenting is, almost universally, horrible. Throughout centuries and millennia gone by, what few records we have depict infanticide, beatings, abuse of all…
Parenting Made Easy(er)
Despite your best intentions, challenges like exhaustion, clutter, and constant demands can leave you overwhelmed. The good news? With the right parenting tips, you can…
Right From the Start
It’s the start of a new year. 2023! January is a time for new goals, new dreams, new resolutions. We want to start the year…
My 11 favourite books in 2022
Each year I try to spend time with the very best minds in the world. Podcasts are one way we can do this. I love,…
My Annual Review: 2022 Edition
As each year concludes I work through a public audit of the previous 12 months. I put it out there for everyone to see: what…
Movies and Kids: When Is It Okay For Them To Watch That?
Finding the right movies for kids isn’t always easy—how do you know what’s truly appropriate? With the right approach, movies can entertain, teach, and bring…
Kylie & Justin’s Favourite Movies for Kids & Teenagers
Kylie And Justin’s favourite movies for kids (from podcast Episode #320 And the Oscar Goes To…) Kids under 8: Monster’s Inc Brother Bear Finding Nemo…
Screens And Our Boys
Screens and our boys A 2019 report from Common Sense Media found that teenagers spend an astounding nine hours a day with digital technology. “Tweens”…
The Screens Issue
Two-thirds of parents say parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago, with many suggesting that technologies – like social media or smartphones…
Developmental Milestones [Part 5: Adolescence]
< Developmental Milestones [Part 4: Middle Childhood] Adolescence Is there a time more anticipated and more dreaded than adolescence? The teen years are both celebrated and…
Developmental Milestones [Part 4: Middle Childhood]
< Developmental Milestones [Part 3: Preschool] Middle Childhood The Primary School Years We group and categorise children by age so frequently that it seems remarkable that…
Developmental Milestones [Part 3: Preschool]
< Developmental Milestones [Part 2: Toddlers] Preschool In the 1920’s and 1930’s, Arnold Gessell and Jean Piaget may have invented much of what we know about…
Developmental Milestones [Part 2: Toddlers]
< Developmental Milestones [Part 1: Infancy] Toddlers A toddler is a person who “totters” according to history books. The interesting thing about tottering (or toddling) is…