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Okay… let’s face it, the last couple of years parenting has been tough, to say the least. We were forced into an unplanned whirlwind of home-schooling, working, entertaining, household admin, chores… All. At. Once! (well that’s what it felt like anyway). Fast-forward some months and I can see the ‘great divide’, new parenting styles seem to have emerged, leaving the generation of today falling part of two categories…the ‘Over-screened’ OR the ‘Over-scheduled’. Let’s talk about the ‘Over-screened’ cohort. Whether you were a fan or not, the home-schooling era put an enormous amount of pressure on families to take on the...

Breathe in…. and out…. and in…. and out (it’s meant to help you calm down…. doesn’t seem to work all the time though). Sitting here counting down the days/hours left of the school holidays. Mind you – these school holidays feel like 2 years. You know, the whole home schooling thing… trying to work.. trying to parent… trying to stay calm, happy, peaceful (yeah right!). Anyway, upon reflection I realised yesterday I was yelling ALL day… actually for a couple of days… ok, ok, ok…the whole damn week!! Turns out I’m really good at yelling – LOUD! Although, I have...

We are constantly trying to teach our children to build resilience and confidence. A big part of that journey is giving them the assurance that they are enough, just as they are. Guiding them on how to believe in themselves, truly and deeply enough to be confident with who they are as a person, despite what the ‘world’ tells them they should be. (We know, people forget to warn you about these responsibilities when you first have the children…. another parenting surprise). Anyway, it is hard being a kid, trying to make friends, impress friends, keep up with the trends...