by Leanne Wakeling | Communication and Relationship, Education, Family, Leadership, Mindset, Parenting, Perspective
I have recently taken to watching the series Parenthood in replays. BTW is a great series about three generations of a family with the Grandparents, their four children, and the children’s children.Like any great program the characters are well written and when...
by Leanne Wakeling | Communication and Relationship, Education, Family, Leadership, Mindset, Parenting, Perspective
I was speaking with a biz buddy today and she brought up how her 11yo has gone from this sweet kind cuddly kid to this grumpy withdrawn rude kid. Mum’s trying to be patient, after all hormones.It’s so much more than that. Our kids are really complex. Well...
by Leanne Wakeling | Communication and Relationship, Education, Family, Leadership, Mindset, Parenting, Perspective
What does Goldilocks have to do with Parenting? As we continue to be locked down in many parts of the world, Kirstin Cohen, a registered social worker and child and family therapist based just outside Toronto, encourages parents to remember that these are...
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...
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...
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...
