6 ways to help your child cope with rejection
Talking to our children about their emotional pain is just as important as treating their physical pain. Here are six things you can do to help them cope with rejection.
How to identify your child’s strengths and cultivate them
One psychologist has the secret to finding your child’s strengths, unleashing their innate potential and a free printable to encourage their inner genius.
10 things you should never say to your children
Don’t beat yourself up if you’ve said one of these phrases—and we all have—to your kid at one point or another, but here’s why you shouldn’t say them again.
Why your children should not do homework
School assignments: why they can sometimes do more harm than good.
7 ways to get your children off the screens
Instead of banning screen time, we need to help our children find a healthy balance.
Do this everyday to raise well-adjusted kids
The time together generates feelings of closeness and comfort, providing a unique context to connect with your child.
“I resent my child”
Q: Is it normal to detest and even resent giving birth to my son? He’s 12 now and is a real handful and I find it extremely challenging to show love to him.
How volunteering helps your child
Volunteering teaches us that everyone is valuable, thus developing ethical behaviour.
How to help your child with procrastination
The pattern is always the same. Staying up late to complete homework that could have been started earlier and assignments finished in a frantic last-minute rush. What do you do when your child is a procrastinator?
Sleep disorders in children
In this podcast, Sydney Adventist Hospital paediatrician Dr Hugh Allen discusses the most commonly asked questions and treatment options for kids’ sleeping disorders.
Teen dating: 8 things parents need to do
Romantic interests are a completely normal part of growing up. However, it’s what teens do with that interest and how you handle your teen’s emerging feelings that matters.
How to prepare your child for a successful career
Equipping children for a happy and successful professional life, even in jobs that don’t yet exist.