I love the topic of habits. I love the science behind it. I read lots of articles and listen to lots of podcasts about habits and while I would consider that I …
My habits and changes over the last 9 years
Today’s post answers a series of reader’s question. You can read previous answers to readers’ questions here. What change/habit/routine has made the most difference to your life in the last 9 years? How …
When to keep or discard habits
This post is answering a reader question from my recent survey. You can see more of my answers to reader questions here. I love this question as it is something I haven’t really …
Why tracking your habits works
This is my first monthly review of my goal for 2016 – to create space in my life for creativity and calm. Each month I will update my progress in detail on …
What’s the answer: lowering standards or working harder?
Today’s post answers a back to school reader question. You can read previous answers to readers’ questions here. What’s the answer: lowering standards or working harder? I don’t think there are many parents …
Half yearly review – the power of small steps
It seems that as a society as a whole we tend to connect success with big achievements, big victories and big changes. I agree that they are of course signs of wonderful …
How to entice older kids away from screens
Today’s post is from Bron from the great new site Mumlyfe, which is a parenting site for mums of older kids. I have known Bron for many years and she has a fabulous …
Book review – Wired to Eat by Robb Wolf
Please note this post does not in any way constitute medical or dietary advice. It is simply my review of a book and the personal experimentation I have conducted. Wired to Eat …
Teenage girls and social media
Today’s post is from the wonderful Martine Oglethorpe of The Modern Parent. Martine is an educator, counsellor and speaker who specialises in the area of technology and the family. She has a …
What other families do – life with medically complex children
This post has been contributed by a truly amazing reader of the blog as part of an ongoing series “What other families do”. You can find more posts in this series here. …
Does it really get harder? – 2018 edition
Each year I write a post reflecting on the state of family life. The first post in this series was back in 2009 when our youngest son was still a baby. At …
Monthly review – tips for mindful listening
When I set my goal and habits for this year, I wrote the following: Sometimes listening can be hard. I think I know what the kids or others are going to say, …
Tools for family organisation
For many years I thought the secret to success in being productive and organised at home was finding the right app, the right program or tool. What I know now is that …
Introducing the Mindful Technology Management E-course
For the last few months I have been working on creating a free e-course on a topic I am very passionate about. The course is called Mindful Technology Management and I created …
Monthly review – progress = greater contentment
Welcome to my first monthly review of the year. I have had a fabulous start to 2018 and it is absolutely correlated to my goal for the year and the progress I …
Managing the transition from summer holidays to back to school – for parents!
The youngest four kids head back to school this week and over the last weeks or so we have been doing small things to get them ready for heading back to school. …
Creating a single goal for 2018
So earlier today I published my review of 2017. The review is effectively step one in creating my goal for the new year. If you have been reading my blog for even …
Yearly review 2017 – learning more about what brings me joy
My goal for 2017 was to invest in my relationships with family, friends and community to bring joy and connection. The goals I had set for the previous years had been more …