Category: Parenting

How To Potty Train A Boy – Age To Start Potty Training The Necessary Guide

How To Potty Train A Boy - Age To Start Potty Training The Necessary Guide While there is definitely no right or wrong way to toilet train a boy read more »

5 Things Single Parents Should Never Say to their Child – Positive Parenting Tips

Saying the wrong thing to your kids during this traumatic time (and after) can not only lead to some pretty dysfunctional ideas about family but about who our parents really… read more »

Fathers4Equality

F4E are a progressive, non-discriminatory shared parenting group comprising primarily of mothers, fathers and grandparents, who believe that a child has a natural right to a meaningful relationship wi... read more »

Stop Calling Dads Incompetent

“Men aren’t capable of caring for children the way we are,” a colleague confided to me when I was pregnant. “It’s just not in their nature. I wouldn’t trust a… read more »

Peacemaker Coaching – Tip of the Week – Recognize Strengths

Everything takes energy -- yes even willingness to learn from your kids. Create a metaphorical colander to strain out unwanted energy drains. read more »

10 Fun Birthday Party Themes for Boys – Positive Parenting Tips

There are probably a multitude of things he’s interested in, and when you combine that with the ideas you like, you’re certain to have plenty on your hands to choose… read more »

How to Have Drama-Free Dinnertime with Kids

How can you have a drama-free dinner with children at the table? We’ll help you turn those theoretical dinners into everyday events! read more »

Peacemaker Coaching – Tip of the Week – Crime & Punishment

By helping our kids understand how to create their options, we're helping them connect their actions – past and present – to their options – present and future. read more »

A homeschooling carnival at Garden of Learning

Welcome to the November 28, 2012 edition of a homeschooling carnival. read more »

Grandmother of 4 Italian Sisters Desperate Attempt To Hide From Public Scrutiny

The grandmother of three (sic) girls at the centre of a high-profile international custody dispute has lost her legal case against Channel 9 to stop 60 Minutes from featuring her… read more »

Peacemaker Coaching – Tip of the Week – Don’t Land

Knowing what NOT to do solves a problem, knowing what to do instead creates a solution. read more »

Advice for New Grads?

I got called by Insight Magazine to give some advice to new grads on what they should be doing about their finances, and I gave some answers to the interviewer,… read more »

How to Combat Bullying With Martial Arts

It’s difficult being a parent; all we ever focus on is making sure that our kids are safe from disaster and have the tools to remain healthy human beings. The… read more »

Treating ADHD in Children With Martial Arts

Living with ADHD can be heart wrenching for children. It’s difficult, especially for kids in elementary school who feel alone and can’t articulate what they’re feeling and why they’re feeling… read more »

Crushed by Hurricane Sandy – She shook my image of reality

My teenage boys left me feeling alone in the dark when Sandy started to blow. read more »

Mum Stabbed Children Over 100 Times Because She Was Angry At Husband

This news item, although gruesome, is another example of the murderous capacity of women, especially mothers. The well-worn presumption that fathers alone account for most if not all child murders… read more »

Staggering Data About Reflux Drugs and Infants [Infographic]

Are Infant Reflux Drugs Worth the Risks? read more »

Peacemaker Coaching – Tip of the Week – Accountability Cop-Out

Maybe your kids are REALLY responsible to remember their homework after all. Have you officially turned it over? read more »