Small, special ‘dad moments’ add up to a lot of love

Dr Michael Herd, psychologist – Triple P – Positive Parenting Program   Time flies when you’re raising kids! This Father’s Day, amongst the gifts and cards, it can help to think about those little moments that help build positive family… Continue Reading >

From Meh to Magic!

By Krissy Regan The Wellness Poet The truth is not every day is our best day!  There are just days when you wake up tired, burn-out, fed up and feeling blah! Maybe you feel Meh – an expression of indifference… Continue Reading >

Tips for Fostering a Love of Reading in Your Young Child

Parents work hard to teach their children all manner of concepts and skills to prepare them for school and the world. However, one area not focused on nearly enough is literacy. The sooner and more effectively children learn to not… Continue Reading >

Top 6 Affirmations to Say to Your Child Every Day to Look After their Mental Wellbeing and Develop Tools to Cope with Life’s Ups and Downs

By Charlotte Ziff   To live a happy and fulfilled life first we must have a positive mindset. What we think we will become. Building a strong mindset is linked to the language we will create our belief systems of… Continue Reading >

Craft Your Communication to Forge a Positive Family Culture

There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. How’s the water?” The two young fish swim on for a bit,… Continue Reading >

What the rise of gentle parenting can teach all parents?

The increasingly popular method of parenting known as ‘gentle parenting’ is based on a more peaceful and positive approach to parenting, rather than the ‘old school’ authoritarian parenting style.  Whether you subscribe to the ideologies of the gentle parenting movement,… Continue Reading >

Tips to support our kids this school year 2021

by Dr Justin Coulson   The start of a new school year can be exciting, but it can also be an incredibly stressful time for parents and their children. A recent survey “Freedom for Fun” commissioned by Spacetalk, has revealed… Continue Reading >

Questioning your drinking habits? You might be sober curious.

I used to wake up every Sunday morning with a hangover and ask myself, ‘Why do I keep doing this?’ I’d lie in bed with waves of anxiety rolling over my body wondering how a civilized cheese and wine evening… Continue Reading >

Setting Your Kids up for Success in 2021

The last weeks of summer are fast approaching, holidays have come and gone, and a whole new year is already underway. Transitioning back into the school routine can be a shock to the system after long lazy summer days and… Continue Reading >

How Parents Can Help Raise Sons Who Practice Positive Masculinity

Both girls and boys are restricted by gender stereotypes. However, their experiences of gender are different. Girls whilst often valued for their appearance first and foremost are widely encouraged to be strong and step into the masculine parts of themselves…. Continue Reading >