Blog – Parenting

Teenage years means an appropriation of space – emotional, intellectual and physically – from an adult. Whilst parents of boarders have accepted (but may not have overcome) the physical separation, it is often the emotional and intellectual separation that can be the hardest to manage. As a sister of a younger brother, with a very…

Some children are more sensitive than others, which can contribute to their feelings of self worth as they struggle to shrug off negative feelings, or painful barbs directed at them. Many people will say they need toughening up. But do they? International best-selling, award-winning author and speaker L.R Knost says, “It’s not our job to…

I’m too tall, not smart enough, too quiet, too loud (yep, at the same time), a corporate banker moonlighting as a yoga teacher & wellness coach, and just, well different from my family and friends. For a while there, the voices inside my head dictated whom I hung out with, what activities I became involved…

Entitled and spoiled are two adjectives thrown around a lot about this generation of teenagers and young adults. This often comes from smothering your children with love and kindness, without setting boundaries. We often hear about this when parents think they can be best friends with their children and fail to set any boundaries or…

It’s easy to be the boss when your child is five. It’s harder to have that same influence when they’re 15. If you were lucky enough to have been at the Expo in Newcastle last month, I wonder if you were as impressed by the talk by positive psychologist, Dr Justin Coulson as I was?…

Whether your child is at boarding school or closer to home, it’s all too easy to end up trying to control kids to keep them safe. Dr Justin Coulson suggests there’s a better way…. We all want our children to grow up making intelligent and sensible decisions, but that’s easier said than done. Teens are…