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Mastering a skill is an important life lesson which is not taught in school. You learn so much more than just the skill such as persistence, resilience, PITT and much more.

How can we help our kids to be confident. There are many aspects but today we are talking about boundaries. Join our funny stories and understand that you are probably doing all the right things with your kids, or you can easily change just a small thing to make such a big difference.

This parenting technique helps kids to calm their brains in order to make good decisions. It is not a punishment but a way to give them time to regulate their emotions and enable the decision part of their brain to make the decisions not the emotions.

Do your kids use the fight or flight response to conflict or discipline? Here we help you to understand what to do to help them to start to use their brains and convert that initial response to a more reasoned approach ready for conflict in their teenage and adult lives.

Holidays are nearly over so it’s important that we get back to routines as soon as possible. It will help heaps with behaviour and your sanity.

Start new year resolutions with your family. Something you can keep going all year.

Is the tooth fairy and Santa a lie you tell your kids? Well, actually it is a story which we tell them to help them understand gratitude, compassion, kindness and giving.

You need to prepare you children for these big events in their lives. Whether it is a concert, a special day or even just starting school. It is important to set them up for success. Be their life coach.

Are you struggling to get your kids to behave. Here are some techniques which you can use and the reasons why we do it this way. We start with these three techniques in Part 1; Distraction and diversion, Counting down, Consistency and Rules. In Part 2 we continue with Responsibility and Chores, Positive feedback and Time Out or what we like to call it Rest and Relaxing.

Are you struggling to get your kids to behave. Here are some techniques which you can use and the reasons why we do it this way. We start with these three techniques in Part 1; Distraction and diversion, Counting down, Consistency and Rules. In Part 2 we continue with Responsibility and Chores, Positive feedback and Time Out or what we like to call it Rest and Relaxing.

Balancing relationships in a family can be hard. It is important to give your relationship with your partner a higher priority than your children. Everyone needs balance. I was told that children are not a possession, they are a privilege to have for a short time, where you get to help them learn the skills of living.

Starting school can be filled with lots of anxiety. What steps can I do to help out children start school with the least amount of anxiety. Sarisa and Amanda go through some practical ideas starting now.