Happy Families Articles

Here’s a quick quiz for you. Think about the children you raise, the students you teach, or the employees you oversee. If you want them to be motivated and have the BEST attitude towards ...

When my youngest daughter was around 18 months old we shared an experience that taught me a valuable lesson about how our attitude is everything. With six daughters, quiet Saturday afternoons are a...

Pause and think, for just a moment, of the most excellent person you have ever met... What made them so “excellent”? Is it possible to create an inventory of their attributes; the ...

“I need a volunteer!” is always a statement that guarantees most people will suddenly stare at their shoes or the ceiling. But when I add the statement “And they need to be the fittest and ...

It’s provocative, and I know some people won’t like what I’m about to say, but I’m going to say it: ...Mindfulness doesn’t work for everyone. Ok. I’ve put it out there. ...

A brave mum raises her hand to ask me a question. There are close to 400 parents in the packed auditorium. The topic was teens and screens, but her question stretches well beyond those boundaries....

Smacking is one of those topics in parenting that never really goes away. It’s always in the headlines or creating some kind of provocation on social media. The reason? There’s a disconnect. A ...

I don’t like to deal with absolutes… always, never, everything, nothing. After all, I’m a research scientist. For people like me, I prefer statements like “it depends”. I try to avoid being ...

In late 2019, shortly before COVID-19 began to do its damage, I was in a coastal NSW high school talking to students in Grades 9 and 10 about the latest alcohol statistics. Those stats tell a very ...

Have we all become slack-jawed zombies, staring blankly at our screens? According to research from around the globe, one of the most significant impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on parents and ...