Blog Category: Self-care for Parents
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Raising our children to like themselves
Recently, together with my friend Dr Vanessa Lapointe and a team of helpers, I ran ...
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21 Things I have learnt in my first 70 years of life
Turning big ‘0’ birthdays is often a time for reflection and this one has certainly ...
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Some things I’ve learnt about parenting, friendship, work, loss and ageing from Maggie Dent
By Carmen Myler I first heard about Maggie Dent when I saw a flyer for ...
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Some gifts to remind you and your family they matter
I am a big believer in having positive messages displayed around the home… especially when ...
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Why are so many of our kids, teens & adults feeling so lonely?
“In 2022, just over 1 in 6 (16%) Australians were experiencing loneliness. As of 2022, ...
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Easing the ‘mental load’ during matrescence – becoming and being a mother
Many of you may have seen the reel in which I supposedly made radio announcer ...
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Five Common Concerns for Today’s Dads
It is over 20 years since I first began spending time with audiences of men ...
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Our gift to your household
Most years around Christmas, I like to offer my community some visual inspiration for their ...
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Top Tips: Some Moments of Lightness
One of my all time worst brain farts… I was shopping in Woolies with one ...
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Giving your kids the gift of emotional intelligence
Emotions can be so unpredictable and tricky for adults to understand at times, so what ...
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There’s a light at the end of the baby/toddler tunnel… I promise!
I have been back in toddler land for around four and a half years, watching and celebrating ...
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Taming the parental busy bug
“Hurry is the enemy of love.” — Steve Biddulph It seems that the more sophisticated ...
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The very real challenges of mothering in the 21st Century
Recently I have had some conversations with mums who have had children up to 15 ...
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An inspiring gift for your home
When I shared a post about Max Ehrmann’s beautiful poem Desiderata, we found so many people ...
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Are you so overwhelmed you’re skating on thin ice?
Life can have moments when things get hectic and we get stressed and that is ...
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Parenting hacks for a calmer home
Everywhere I go around Australia parents tell me how stressed, exhausted and overwhelmed they are. ...
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The power of words to make a difference at home or school
Name-calling, exclusion and put downs can scar anyone, especially children – that makes sense for ...
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Unconditional love poster … my gift to you this Christmas
I want to gift my community this beautiful poster, designed by my graphic designer Kat, ...