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
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 | Children, Human Behaviour
Real Talk, Motivation, what it is, where it comes from and how to get more. One of the biggest complaints I hear in the frustration of achieving outcomes is not enough motivation either for ourselves or from the kids. The reality is, we are always motivated, we are...
