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January 6, 2009

Creating family talk time

I have recently been coaching a local group of parents on their philosophy to life and their general family ethos. I asked them to think about things that were important to them in life like their values, their beliefs and their principles because parents who know what they feel strongly about pass these values easily and clearly on to their children and family life becomes much easier....

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January 5, 2009

Your Powerful Weekly Coaching Question

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January 3, 2009

Unfair, Unjust and Unbelievably Harsh

One of the most intriguing, unjust and unhelpful beliefs that a lot of parents have is the belief that because someone is excellent at something or displays incredible levels of skill it means that you can never become as skilful as them so there is no point in even trying....

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January 2, 2009

Your Positive Parent Weekly Affirmation

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December 31, 2008

We Mums!!

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December 30, 2008

Wearing your Party Pants!

My dear old Dad LOVED New Year’s Eve – he used to dance around St Boniface Social Club with a gin and tonic in one hand and a huge smile on his face saying to all and sundry “Hap…. Hap….. Happy New Year!!” He loved life and lived it really fully embracing people with kindness, tolerance and compassion. He was a real hero of mine – and I was really proud that he was my Dad and I miss him on nights like New Year’s Eve....

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December 29, 2008

Finish Strong!

I’ve been writing and pondering my own goals for 2009 as well as working with lots of people just recently naturally thinking about the New Year and what it will hold. ...

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December 24, 2008

Making Memories!

I have just come back from visiting Nicky a friend who is having trouble sorting out the arrangements over Christmas Dinner with her ex and I just reminded her that she is creating a blueprint of how she handles this magical time for her kids and making and creating memories for them that will last their lifetime....

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December 23, 2008

The Things Money Can't Buy!

"It is good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good too, to check up once in a while and make sure you haven't lost the things money can't buy."...

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December 22, 2008

Your Powerful Weekly Coaching Question

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December 21, 2008

TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.

TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING THROUGH THE DESERT....

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December 19, 2008

Curved Balls and Cock Ups!

Well, I’ve just arrived back from Orlando ….. a day late ….. as guess what ….. I missed my flight! ...

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December 17, 2008

Leadership and being a role model

The Apprentice just managed to arrive in time for the class. Her cheeks were flushed from running and her heart was pumping hard. The topic for the day was Leading by Example....

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December 16, 2008

Gratitude and Abundance

50 Things to be thankful for…...

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December 15, 2008

Your Powerful Weekly Coaching Question

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December 12, 2008

Your Positive Parent Weekly Affirmation

I am a great parent and I love my kids...

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December 12, 2008

Christmas Shopping With Toddlers - Top Tips

I think Christmas shopping and shopping generally with toddlers, is given a bad press! With a little bit of planning and some common sense there are many practical ways to take the stress, frustration and tension out of buying your father- in - law his annual socks and festive tie!...

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December 12, 2008

Today's story ...

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December 9, 2008

Coping - Christmas and Family Stress !

Christmas, although a time of great joy and celebration, can also be the most stressful of times for even the best of us, with our family home chaotic and often besieged by visitors and  filled with over excited children  pushing all our buttons! So tension and relationships can quickly spiral out of control....

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December 8, 2008

Your Powerful Weekly Coaching Question

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December 5, 2008

Your Positive Parent Weekly Affirmation

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December 4, 2008

Parties - Facebook - Disasters!

My son had a party last month as he turned 16 – well he called it a gathering which I thought was really lovely and kind of old fashioned. About 15 of his friends came round, chatted , played on the Wii and had a laugh and we kept out of the way as it would have been a bit naff to be the “Mother Hen” and a trifle embarrassing for him if I kept asking them if they’d had enough to eat !...

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December 3, 2008

Children learn what they live

If a child lives with criticism,...

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December 2, 2008

Check out this fun advent calendar!!

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December 2, 2008

Is your Child a Hopeless "Screen-ager"!

Children today are growing up with computers, Gameboys, Play Stations. X boxes and Wii’s. They are the generation of screenagers....

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December 1, 2008

Grub 4 Life Webchat Date !

I'm doing a webchat on http://grub4life.org.uk/ on Wednesday 3rd December between 6.30 and 7.30 to answer your questions on what to do about fussy eaters....

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December 1, 2008

Your Powerful Weekly Coaching Question

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November 28, 2008

Your Positive Parent Weekly Affirmation

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November 27, 2008

Magical Massage

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November 26, 2008

Your Wednesday Story

An armada of the US Navy was engaged in naval exercises off the coast of Canada when the following radio exchange was recorded:...

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November 25, 2008

So what do you love about being a parent?

I’ve been working with a great group of Dads and helping them to focus on what they enjoy about being a parent and what skills they have naturally....

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November 24, 2008

Your Powerful Weekly Coaching Question

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November 21, 2008

Your Positive Parent Weekly Affirmation

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November 18, 2008

The Power of the Sleep Fairy!

Do your children wake you up multiple times in the night? Do you lay down with your kids in their bed until they finally fall asleep? Have your children’s sleep habits driven you to the point of madness and exhaustion?...

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November 17, 2008

Your Powerful Weekly Coaching Question

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November 14, 2008

They don't know their left from their right!

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November 10, 2008

Weight Control!

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November 6, 2008

Change - Obama - and Parents!

November 4th is ALWAYS a BIG DAY in our house as it’s my son’s birthday and you never forget the birth of your first child do you? !!...

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October 30, 2008

Manuelgate!

"How far you go in your life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.”...

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