Easy Tips for Kids to Help Them Identify Emotions

Identifying emotions can be challenging for adults. Let alone for kids. All the more reasons why parents need to start talking and teaching their children about emotional intelligence at an early age. Basic emotions such as being happy, sad, scared,… Continue Reading >

Stranger Danger – how we can keep them safe but NOT scared

After my Sunrise interview this morning which just touched on some of the basics of child safety, I wanted to share with parents, more in-depth advice on how to help keep your kids safe but NOT scared when talking about… Continue Reading >

Merlin teams up with Kidsafe Australia to promote garage and driveway safety to families

In Australia, one child every week is struck by a moving car in their own driveway. Now is the time to make the garage and driveway safer for families. To help prevent avoidable injuries around the driveway and garage, leading… Continue Reading >

Why It’s Important Not to Rush and Fix our Kid’s Feelings | Rachel Tomlinson | Ep 203

Our Emotions are the fuel to our thoughts and actions. How we feel helps form the lens through which we see the world around us and gives credence to our individual points of view. If our emotions have us in… Continue Reading >

Why always focusing on your children can lead to unhappiness

We know….you love your children more than anything in this world. That fierce, protective, forever love where you would go to the ends of the Earth and back for them without hesitation. The kind of love that you didn’t know… Continue Reading >

Understanding Babies’ Cries – The Key to Successful Settling

How can knowing your baby’s cries help with sleep? These days virtually every parent will have heard of Dunstan Baby Language which teaches you the different sounds that babies can make when ‘crying’. This is their communication and it can… Continue Reading >

Tackle 3 Stresses of Dinnertime!

“It is not just that my kids are fussy when it comes to dinner, I find myself totally overwhelmed. I am stressed out thinking about getting that meal on the table, I am worried about the kids not eating anything…. Continue Reading >

Is your child having Christmas lunch with their abuser?

Shockingly, almost 50% of children who are being sexually abused will celebrate Christmas lunch this year with their abuser. Whilst this statistic might seem hard to believe, childhood sexual abuse statistics indicate that approximately 90% of victims will know their… Continue Reading >