Creating healthy routines
One of the things we work with our Wonderful Kids on in our programs is creating healthy routines. Healthy routines have a number of benefits for our body and mind.
One particular routine we discuss with our Wonderful Teens are healthy sleep routines. With their more active social lives, devices and the social platforms they manage plus the demands of their school work schedules, many teens can be overwhelmed and off balance in their minds and bodies! Many teens don’t get the sleep they need and are constantly wired from being online all night and stressed.
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“But how do I know if they need my help?
What a fantastic question asked on Tuesday evening by one of our Wonderful 10 year old’s!
At this age, we find many children want to be more helpful towards their friends and family. They are learning that by being helpful towards another, they can simply:
Show their kindness,
2. Connect with another.
However, there are a few obstructions to being helpful
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“I can’t wait to see what good things you do for our planet!”
“I can’t wait to see what good things you do for our planet!”, said my 5 year old niece to her cousin and best friend this morning. It was in response to a beautiful gesture made by her cousin/BFF . They share a strong friendship built on love, laughter and Frozen. Positive feedback is essential for our growth and our mental health. The way she structured her positive feedback, we all certainly can be just like her!
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For you, Wonderful Mother!
The quality of our relationships as a mother is only as good as the quality of the relationship we have with ourselves. Focusing on your relationships with yourself will help you to reflect, realise, recalibrate and refocus. This will have a tremendous impact on not just the state of your current life, but the quality and potential of your children's lives.
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Help your child through your divorce.
Are you going through the dissolution of your relationship? How are you supporting your child through this? Here is a 6 step guide to help you plan for your child’s wellbeing as you approach and navigate your separation and divorce.
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A New Years Resolution for your entire family
Happy New Year! I wish you the most fabulous, wonderful and positive year to come!
This is the time that so many of us develop our New Years Resolutions. I personally avoid setting goals at this time, for myself or with my children, so that they are not driven by that “holiday mindset”. The “holiday mindset” refers to the level of consideration put into goal setting, which can be broadly described as:unrealistic
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The benefits of helping someone else.
Many children identify being helpful as one of their most loved and best qualities. They believe they are their best selves when they are helping their friends, teachers and families. Many of them have beautiful memories and stories attached to this quality, it makes them feel so good about themselves. They also love the positive feedback they tend to get when they are helpful.
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Your child needs a Mentor
Traditional Mentor/Mentee relationships are most commonly found in the workplace or are related to our careers. However, having someone to look up to is important in childhood. Many children will identify fictional characters such as super heroes as their idols or mentors. This provides very little realistic value for them and can make the child feel extremely disempowered at the inability for them to see themselves in their hero.
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Ask POWERFUL questions.
My husband showed me a list of common interview questions that was published in an article on LinkedIn. I read through these 20 questions and they made me laugh. Are they really still asking senior managers “where do you see yourself in 5 years?”
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How to be a good friend
Aah, friendships. One of the most important parts of our human existence yet one of the most challenging experiences we face in our lives. Whether we are talking about our children or reflecting on our own adult relationships, they don’t come without their fair share of complexities and struggles.
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PLAY breaks are essential for your child AND you!
Working and studying at home, for many of us, is not turning out to be what we imagined.
I dreamed it would be a wonderful thing to have the entire family at home where we would breeze through our day with laughter and fun, eat healthy lunches, play a board game at night and go to bed happily.
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