The Hidden Cost of Rushing Childhood: What Every Parent Needs to Know
The myth and legend says that slow and steady wins the race, yet in recent years the world around us has been speeding up. Faster cars, faster trains, faster planes, faster internet, faster food, faster learning and the list goes on.
Tiny Parenting Moments That Create Big Impact
Leading a team or leading a child is never just a sit down for an hour a week affair. More often than not it is leading in each interaction, in each situation and in each moment. Sometimes as little as 1-2 minutes at a time. The cumulative effect of these minutes is what I refer to as building a relationship in the time in-between or leading in the cracks..
Unconscious Bias in Modern Parenting
Census data shows Australian women spend, on average, 5 to 14 hours per week in unpaid domestic work, whereas men spend less than 5 hours a week. Women also spend an additional hour a day looking after children.
Decision Fatigue Is Draining You — Here's How to Take Your Power Back
What’s for dinner tonight? Can I go to my friend’s house on Friday? What do I need to get from the grocery store? Who will take the kids to the activity on Wednesday evening when I’m working late? Do I want toast for breakfast?
Stop Shoulding Yourself & Why It’s Draining Your Parenting Energy
There was a time when making dinner was something I had to do. It wasn’t a choice.
Befriend Your Fear of Failure as a Parent
I’ve just been asked to do a last-minute national radio interview in the morning. My first time for live radio. It’s in my area of expertise and a topic I am comfortable with and have a strong opinion on. Even so, when I looked at the lineup and the people I would be speaking with, there is an Innovation Expert and a person with multiple PHDs (at least that’s what I’m telling myself!) and me. My inner voice had a few things to say, “What have I got to offer?” “What value do I bring?” Then I pictured myself saying something stupid and screwing up.
How Changing My Beliefs Transformed My Family and Work Life
Could you be closing yourself off to aligning family and work without consciously knowing it?
The No.1 Skill Every Conscious Parent Needs to Lead Their Child
Whilst some see leadership as a role that heads up an organisation or a department, we as parents equally head up a family and a home – the main difference being we don’t get to leave our leadership role at home at the end of each day like we can if it were our job outside of the home.
What If I’m Messing Up My Kids? And Other Common Parenting Worries
Even if you are a fairly level-headed person, it’s common to experience an increase in the number of fears you have after having children. Someone once said to me, having a child is like having your heart run outside of you on legs – it’s a mixture of intense moments of joy and intense moments of vulnerability. However, when fears are unchecked they can drain your mental energy.
What Happens When You Stop Competing and Start Parenting Authentically
Parenting can be a competitive arena. Whether it’s the type of activity a child is doing or where you are going for your winter break, some comparisons are overt and others are more subtle. Either way, they can leave you feeling unfulfilled and feeling like you are never doing enough.
Why Flexibility Is the Working Parent’s Superpower
Flexibility is not just important for working parents, it’s important for everyone. Flexibility in your schedule is what allows you to know you have autonomy over your life, that you can schedule your day to maximise your productivity and work around inflexible commitments relating to those dependent on you. Without flexibility, you can feel stressed out, over-worked and time-starved. Cue, quality of life.
Should Kids Dress to Impress?
We want children to walk their own path. We want them to not compare themselves to others. Mostly we want them to be proud of who they are no matter what. But I’m wondering if what we say to them sometimes gives them a different message.
A Conscious Parent’s Guide to Handling Guilt
Let me explain.
You love your child. You are doing the best you can. In any given moment, you are juggling the multiple small and big tasks we take on as parents because that’s what we signed up for when we embarked on this role.
Want More Rest Over the Holidays? Try This Simple Shift
It’s no secret that this time of year for most us is the busiest time of year. There are parties, end of year concerts, award ceremonies, planning for next year, dinners and the list goes on. Yet, for many it is also the most amount of consecutive days they have had off work this year.
We Use Fitness Coaches, Business Coaches And Now Parenting Coaching is on the Rise
Hoogi Features in Mamma Mia. Written by Shauna Anderson.
Relieve Parental Guilt After a Clash with Your Strong-Willed Child
Relieving Mummy/Daddy Guilt After Confrontation – How to Allow Your Strong-Willed Child To Be Themselves AND Keep Your Cool
Feeling Unfulfilled as a Parent? Here’s What That Feeling Really Means
When you know you want more.
When life keeps dropping you hints.
When you know you’re capable of more in life.
When you feel envious of others.
And there’s that gnawing feeling inside that won’t go away.
Should You Limit Screen Time for Your Kids? What a Digital Detox Expert Says
Parenting in the digital world – with so many conflicting thoughts, feelings and emotions when it comes to families and technology, it can be hard to keep up.