Comparing your children to the progress and behaviour of others is unhealthy and unfair. There are other ways to measure your child’s progress, and your parenting as well.Read more
Parents who struggle to say NO to their kids are making a rod for their own backs. Best to aim for respect from kids rather than being continually liked.Read more
Sleepiness is a huge educational and mental health issue for kids that currently goes under the radar. A lifetsyle audit and better knowledge of sleep hygiene habits are the best starting points for parents.Read more
More than one million Australian children now spend part of their lives in two homes. “Doing the child shuffle” no longer just means driving kids to football, ballet practice or their latest leisure activity. For many children who have to negotiate two different environments, two sets of rules, and in some cases, two different families. Read more
When my parents raised me, parenting was black and white. That is, there was a right and a wrong way to raise kids. Now you only have to read comments parents leave on my Facebook page to realise now that there are shades of grey in most modern parenting issues. In fact, there are many ways to be right.Read more