The claret of growth

Watching and leading our girls development is inspiring. It's inspiring to watch them learn and grow, and inspiring us as parents to always have new answers and explanations for each interaction. Over the weekend, the learning was about climbing trees better and jumping off the swing set for a dismount. Both come with inherent scrapes... Continue Reading →

Conscious unconsciousness

"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate." Carl Jung I was going back through my journal tonight for some ideas on what to write and came back across this quote and my thoughts on it. "This is why self-awareness is so important. It has to... Continue Reading →

Parenting in tough times

How can I help Amy more in this tough time? What extra support and help can I give her when she asks for advice? It's no surprise that the already super tough parenting gig got that little bit tougher in the Pandemic. Our youngest, Hazel, has been a handful for these first few months and... Continue Reading →

Facilitate the Imagination

It still blows my mind as a parent how much the little things that I take for granted, can bring so much excitement to the minds of our children. The Easter long weekend in Australia is regularly one of travel and mini-holidays for a lot of families but this year that will not be the... Continue Reading →

Nutritional Leadership

I've noticed recently how much of our nutrition habits are our children's nutrition habits. As my eating habits have become a little lazy lately, there has been a direct rise in certain food types that Piper regularly asks for..... hello chocolate, ice cream and 'tella. Not that sugary, carb heavy foods are "bad" but with... Continue Reading →

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