What to do when mum life is dragging you down.

by Leanne Wakeling | Family, Human Behaviour, Parenting

Mum life can be a drag on our energy.  School holidays there are certainly more distractions. Chances are if you are also in business any time you pick to focus on a business activity, will be the exact same time that all hell breaks loose.  If you are an at home mum...

Manners – Festive Season – Dos and Don’ts

by Leanne Wakeling | Family, Imprint period <7, Leadership, Parenting, Perspective

It’s a time of year that when we meet up with family and people we may not see at any other time. I always find it fascinating as to why are children expected to speak or hug or kiss people just because we say so.   For little kids its got to be really...

RESPECT in parenting – Fact and Fable

by Leanne Wakeling | Human Behaviour, Imprint period <7, Parenting, Perspective

It’s an issue that comes up a lot.  My child is disrespectful, how to I MAKE my child respect their elders? I wonder, what is most important, that a child respect their elders, OR that they are allowed to be on the learning journey of what it means to give and receive...

When entering a scene of children’s carnage – what to do.

by Leanne Wakeling | Parenting

Before loosing it, PAUSE Consider, what do you want the outcome to be? Will loosing it help anyone in the long term? As mothers, especially when at home together, it can be super frustrating to walk into a comparative bomb site.   However, WHEN we can appreciate...

Insight – The Map is not the Territory – Increase connection in communication.

by Leanne Wakeling | Communication and Relationship, Family, Human Behaviour, Leadership, Parenting, Perspective

We can only ever re-present the world to ourselves based on our own maps of reality, rather than reality itself. Your thoughts and the thoughts of others simply represent reality. They could never be reality itself. Everything is perception. Your map of the world will...

Help, I feel overwhelmed. How do I become a Positive Parent?

by Leanne Wakeling | Communication and Relationship, Family, Human Behaviour, Leadership, Parenting, Perspective

Go you for coming on the journey.  There are heaps of resources, though the fact you have set an intention of becoming a positive parent and avoiding the fear based old world parenting model is an awesome beginning. The most important thing to remember is that your...