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 | Culture, Family
Whether you’re a die-hard Festive Season fan or someone who just wants to get it over with, the holidays are full of stress-inducing moments. As kids, my family was generally on the move in one way or another. All part of being a military family. Dad was going to...
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, Parenting
Firstly, let’s define Bigger and Stronger and Wiser and Kinder Bigger and Stronger are the physical elements of our relationships. They tend to cover the more masculine aspects of the parenting role. Not that mothers don’t do bigger and stronger at times, it’s...
