Time after Time Aug 04, 2021
"If you're lost you can look and you will find me. Time after time. If you fall I will catch you I will be waiting. Time after time." Cyndi Lauper
Make space for the joy of TOGETHERNESS.
Time and connection help us all to feel loved, heard, seen and valued. It’s our precious time we...
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Emotional Security Jun 27, 2021
 
"Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man." Louis Nizer
 
Holding space for feelings.
 
Holding space and allowing someone to feel what they need to feel takes courage, compassion and acceptance. Comfort helps us all to feel...
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Common Ground Parenting May 22, 2021

I’m often asked how to get partner’s on the same page, and I feel it really important to openly, kindly and courageously talked about it. Firstly it's important to have this disclaimer, I am not a relationship counsellor or coach. That's important to know. I come from a wellbeing...

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Letting Go of Control charactereducation childhood development education mindfulness for kids mindset values values parenting May 15, 2021
“It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.” Ann Landers
 
Let go and watch them grow.
 
Everyone’s potential grows when we nurture independence.
 
If we think of...
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3 Things Gratitude Brings May 08, 2021

"Gratitude turns a meal into a feast and a house into a home." Melodie Beattie

THREE THINGS

  1. An awareness and appreciation for others.
  2. An abundance mindset by recognising what's going well in our life.
  3. To actively avoid disconnecting habits of nagging and complaining and we all know how much...
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Generosity generosity inner qualities mindfulness mindset values approach values parenting virtues Mar 27, 2021
"Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can."
– John Wesley
 
Creating harmony every day!
Harmony Card - Generosity
I give with joy
I don't...
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Friendliness connection mindfulness for kids mindset parent education positive parenting teachers values Mar 24, 2021
"A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference."
A A Milne – Pooh's Little Instruction Book
 
Creating harmony every day!
 
Harmony Card - Friendliness
Yours smile makes me smile.
I show interest in other people.
I help people feel connected...
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Patience Patrol childhood development mindset parenting patience values Mar 21, 2021
“Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.” ~Guy Kawasaki
 
This quote makes me have a quiet chuckle, because sometimes impatience rears its head for us to check in with our patience. 
 
Practice makes progress, right?  The motto practice makes progress...
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I Hear You Mar 20, 2021

"Never miss a good chance to shut up." ― Will Rogers.

Liberate yourself by saying less and listening to your silence. It's empowering not to have all the answers. Raising and educating children takes a lot of talking time.

Whole-hearted listening.

It is easy to go into rescue mode when you...

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Learning Feedback Early Mar 15, 2021

“Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great.” Kara Goucher

Children are their own cheerleaders too!

Although children love to know they have pleased us, an important thing to remember is that we can encourage them from the start to have...

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Positive Relationship Building Mar 13, 2021
"We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. We are made for togetherness. We are made for all of the beautiful things that you and I know. We are made to tell the world that there are no outsiders. All are welcome: black, white, red, yellow, rich, poor,...
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Gradual Increases Mar 12, 2021
"Teaching children to grow vegies, to cook, to manage chores responsibly, to help the neighbour take bins out and make your mum a cup of tea are all examples of the gradual increases in life skills." Maggie Dent
I love how Maggie Dent an international parenting expert and known as the Queen...
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