Parenting: Alzheimer’s and my children “I don’t want granny to die”

Parenting: Alzheimers and my children "I don't want granny to die" When my seven year old son looks at me with  pockets of tears welling in his blue eyes and whispers in a broken voice as he tries to keep himself from crying uncontrollably "Mummy I don't want granny to die" I hug him. I hug him so very tight, kiss his forehead and  breathe my words out softly back "I don't want granny to die … [Read more...]

Child Behaviour: A Child’s Imagination is an Insight to their World from the Best Toy ever to Talking with Aliens.

A Child's Imagination is an Insight to their World A child's imagination is more than just make believe, it is an area that sparks their creativity like no other an outlet for them, leading to open ended  play and endless possibilities where they can be anything they want to be. It is fantastic aspect of childhood an imagination that allows you to be exactly who you want to be in that moment. The … [Read more...]

Where did I put my Happy?

Where did I put my Happy? Thanks to Kids Business for giving me the opportunity to contribute to their Happiness inspires Happiness blogs. Happiness is one area that I strive to have  a little of everyday. So much so that I  run a monthly challenge a while back called My Happy Place as I  was really struggling to feel happy as caring for my mum who has Alzheimer's was taking its toll on me. … [Read more...]

Little People have BIG Feelings

Little People have BIG Feelings If I had a dollar for every person in the past couple of months who has said to me “Kids are resilient … they adapt easily … don’t worry about it” I could probably retire. In mid-November we moved “home” to Sydney after a 16 month stint in Melbourne. My husband and I really looked forward to returning to our good friends and the house we had worked hard to renovate … [Read more...]

Parenting: The Tooth Fairy “Mummy I’m Rich!” and be glad you don’t live in Mongolia

Parenting: The Tooth Fairy "Mummy I'm Rich!" Mr 6 seems to be losing teeth every week, so the Tooth Fairy has been frequenting my house quite often lately. As soon as Mr 6's tooth falls out I write on my hand the initails T.F. a reminder that the Tooth Fairy has to visit that night and so far so good. The Tooth Fairy has only forgotten once and after leaving her a kind note as a reminder, she … [Read more...]

Your Childrens’ Drawings

Your Children's Drawings I'm a little excited over the moon and happy to announce that my first book is nearly ready. I've decided to go with an e-Book of 365 daily insights into child behaviour. The book will consist of all my daily tips and further observations of why children behave the way they do and the techniques I have found help improve their behaviour and sometimes even yours ;) It … [Read more...]

Child communication “Sticks & stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” ….

Child Communication -What you say is important! "Sticks & stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" Uhmm, Wrong! Your words are the most powerful and influential source on your child's behaviour and the values they start to believe in. Your words can make your child feel on top of the world or confused and upset. Child communication means watching what you say Words influence … [Read more...]