by Leanne Wakeling | Human Behaviour
My dad taught me to separate the deed from the doer. This is an important differentiation for us, the adult, to make because our child can’t yet.Until the prefrontal cortex arrives around ages 8-10 humans don’t have the intrinsic ability to separate doing a bad...
by Leanne Wakeling | Parenting
Reactive/Resentful/Defensive is a common issue that comes up in families. It’s certainly something that I now appreciate was amongst the drivers behind my reactivity. What’s important to appreciate is that when anyone seems to react at you, that it isn’t about you. ...
by Leanne Wakeling | Communication and Relationship, Family, Leadership, Mindset, Parenting, Perspective
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
Something I’ve noticed is how much we can assume that we know what our child needs or wants. The problem is, we may not know them and what’s important to them at any given moment.I was watching an episode of BONES, that really highlighted this issue. The FBI...
by Leanne Wakeling | Family, Mindset, Parenting, Perspective
Seriously, it’s a thing.We mothers want to do so well that sometimes our choices are driven by what we believe we are supposed to do. The problem comes when those beliefs are outdated, the process has been surpassed or the actions don’t match our child.Assuming that...
