by Leanne Wakeling | Culture, Family, Perspective
It’s the festive season. One thing for sure there are going to be moments of emotional overload, even for the strongest amongst us. In order to enable harmony, it’s really useful to have perspective on what is and isn’t reasonable as we go through all the different...
by Leanne Wakeling | Culture, Family
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...
by Leanne Wakeling | Family
It’s something that comes up frequently, especially in the world of parenting.We mothers want so much to ensure that our children get great foundations so that they will thrive as adults.The problem is, that we can often misdiagnose the issues that others may be...
by Leanne Wakeling | Children, Human Behaviour
Why is “find your words” an example of unhelpful encouragement? I appreciate it’s likely that your intention is to support your child with moving through a difficult situation. However, I wonder, if you were struggling with feelings, would someone saying...
by Leanne Wakeling | Emotional Fitness, Perspective
Inspired by Brene Brown’s “I thought it was just me”This was a penny drop for me when it comes to the desire for self-esteem. Whether it be for yourself or for your child/ren. When we know we aren’t alone, life becomes so much easier.When we are no longer...
