One of the most difficult things for any human being to accomplish is perseverance. The ability to keep going, even when things get tough, doesn't tend to come naturally to most of us. 

However, there are ways that you can teach your kids perseverance from…

“Gratitude is an attitude”! Being thankful not only makes us happier ‘in the moment’, but improves our overall mindset, giving us everything from better sleep to a stronger immune system, which makes it an essential skill to instil in our little ones.

Here are four simple…

As a parent, I am sure you might be thinking that praising your child for their innate skills improves their self-esteem. Well, you are right, it does.

However, praising your child for their inborn skills also encourages them to develop a fixed mindset as opposed to a growth mindset.  

What does this mean?… 

Developing, recognising and maintaining connections is essential for everyone's well being and happiness.

When relationships are the key to life satisfaction, we need to learn from an early age to establish boundaries and attributes that encourage strong, healthy relationships later in life. 

A healthy, balanced diet can have a profound impact on children’s physical health. Nutritious foods can also benefit children by helping to prevent mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression and ADHD.

If your kids are picky eaters, transitioning to a healthy…

What do you think of when you hear the word 'homework'? Tears and tantrums or a chance to learn something new?

Homework is a way for children to solidify what they have learned at school and introduce them to new topics, and not be a cause for emotional…

Socialising is an important part of a child's growth and making friends isn’t something kids are taught at school. The last thing we want to think is that our kids have no friends at school, so we need to teach them how to make friends.

Unlike getting along with…

Insufficient sleep can make kids cranky and make it difficult for them to remember what they have learnt, behave properly, pay attention, and concentrate in school.

Depending on their age, your children will require a minimum number of sleep hours to function…

Did you know we talk to ourselves in our head more than all our other conversations combined? Our self-talk makes up a whopping 80% of all our of communication!!Since we talk to ourselves so much, it’s super important that we’re being positive and kind.

Have you ever seen the movie ‘Finding Nemo’? It’s an absolute favourite in our house and for good reason! Dory is my favourite character. She is a bonafide super-hero!

‘Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!’ - what a spark plug! She NEVER gives up! She never even…

Ahhh…. The ever-elusive art of happiness.

We live in a society that insists happiness is a struggle. Well I’m going to have to disagree with that!

Happiness is certainly a journey, but the keys to happiness aren’t as elusive as…

Those of us with school aged children know that balancing home and school life can be a tough nut to crack.

It doesn’t matter whether they are starting their very first year in the school system or whether they’re in high school, any year in between can be a challenge compared to…

Have you ever been jealous of someone? I know I have! It’s a natural emotion to feel envious sometimes.

But it’s important to remember that our perception of things isn’t always the whole picture.

Michael Jordan, Oprah Winfrey and Justin Bieber all had to work really hard to…

Ask any successful person how they achieved their goals and they’ll tell you perseverance! No matter what, they never gave up.

Nobody ever says being a math whiz skyrocketed them to their life-long goals instantaneously. Or because they eat a lot of pizza, they became…

Children are not born with resilience. It’s up to the good ol’ parental unit to teach them all they need to know about how to pull themselves up by the bootstraps and make lemonade out of lemons.

Not only lemonade…but lemon meringue! And lemon drops! And…

When you think of following the rules, does this feel negative or positive to you? I mostly think of being naughty when I’m breaking a rule, and that’s because rules are usually presented as negative.

So many rules are structured as negative that most of the time we don’t…

Language…lovely language! It can be the key to living well or destroying lives. The power of the tongue is well known in every culture, religion and time in history.

Language is the magic sauce to every human relationship - within ourselves and with…

Children with high self-esteem tend to do better academically, are happier, and have higher frustration tolerance.

Helping kids foster a growth mindset is one of the greatest gifts you can give to a child.

Here are six tips for raising a confident child…

Has anyone ever given you a bit of negative criticism? I know I’ve had some people sling some downright cruel judgement my way. It stings doesn’t it!? And it’s so unnecessary.

My mother always told me if I can’t say anything nice, then I shouldn’t say anything…

Odds are if you have school-age children, you’ve been faced with the dreaded letter sent home (or call from the teacher) telling you that a meeting is in order for your child’s behaviour. In some way or another, your kiddo may have crossed the line. So what’s…