I feel like I repeat myself all the time - make your bed, brush your teeth etc. How do I get through to my kids and not sound like a broken record, because it can be so tiring? How do I know when to start to loosen the apron strings?

My husband and I disagree over the kids’ rooms. I want their rooms to stay neat/clean. My husband doesn’t care and therefore he won’t help me manage them. How do we find a happy middle ground?

Sometimes I feel that being proud of my child is somewhat taboo when speaking to other parents? Shouldn’t we all be encouraging our kids to try their best and celebrate their achievements?

Dear Tanya: My daughter rarely competes in any events as she has the mindset that she will be no good and fail - how can I get her to have a go and know it’s ok to? My son is a very competitive person - whether it’s extra-curricular sport or even just around home doing chores and playing with his sister. I’m wondering if this is a good/bad behaviour and whether it needs addressing?

Children tend to grow quickly from their cute toddler stage into young children, teens and beyond. As they develop, our way of being with them requires constant evaluating and modifying as we adapt to their altering requirements.

Christmas is just around the corner …
for many this is a very stressful time – but why?

Christmas is a word that comes with many MANY pictures of the way life should be.

Pictures are simply the images we are fed about the way we expect life to be … our needs, wants, expectations and our ATTACHMENTS.

We all have pictures all-day, every-day. We may have pictures about: