There is something fascinating about the word sorry. It is only five letters long, simple enough for a toddler to learn, yet difficult enough for many adults to avoid. As parents, we spend years teaching our children to apologise. We remind them to say sorry when they hurt someone’s feelings, speak unkindly, or make a…
As parents, we spend so much of our lives trying to provide. We work the extra hours, take on the overtime, juggle endless responsibilities and stretch every penny because we want our children to have opportunities we perhaps never had ourselves. We save for holidays, plan birthdays, pay for clubs, replace worn-out school shoes, and…
Growing up, I remember having conversations with my peers where we all had something in common; all our parents came top of their class in school. Back then, we never really thought to question this until much later when it became apparent. If they all came top of their class, who came bottom? This is…
I am sure that we can all agree that effective communication is a key element of any relationship; it can either foster or break the relationship. This is particularly true in the way that we communicate with our children where it can create either a safe and secure environment for them to build trust and…
Saying the words, “I am sorry” to anyone is often an acknowledgement that we have done something wrong which isn’t always easy because it requires you to be vulnerable admitting that you were wrong; how much more, to a child. I remember growing up, the expectation was always on the child to apologise to the…
Parenting is no doubt one of the best gifts, but it can also present with its own challenges especially when it comes to setting boundaries and laying down the rules at home. Children need boundaries because it keeps them safe and helps them harness key values and ethics that they can take into adulthood. In…