Happy Families Blog

You’ve been on the sidelines of the netball court (or soccer pitch, etc) cheering and encouraging. You’ve avoided saying anything about the shoddy refereeing being done by the 15-year-old. ...

“Excess screen time has reduced our attention span to eight seconds, one less than that of a goldfish.” That’s a direct quote from the July 2019 International Congress of the Royal College of ...

This time last year I made the decision to be vulnerable, transparent, and up-front about my personal and professional life. The idea was essentially a replication (and re-packaging) of something ...

How to Raise a Rebel I’ve been running parenting workshops full-time around Australia for close to ten years and in all that time no parent has ever told me: “I want to raise weak children ...

The long hot days of summer can be challenging for families. Work commitments keep parents out of the home and away from their children. And if they’re lucky enough to have time off, children ...

Christmas is the most wonderful time of year. But… not for everybody. Many people are lonely. Many people are struggling with mental illness. Many people are experience family and domestic violence....

If you’ve got kids (and even if you don’t), you’re well aware that Christmas morning is the most hotly anticipated moment of the year. Kids sneak out of bed well before dawn to see what ...

Christmas time is around the corner and before we know it, our children will begin to talk about all the things that Santa will bring them. Santa is an integral part of our Christmas tradition. ...

Wearable trackers like the Fitbit, Garmin, Moove, or even smart-watches are gaining significant market-share with children – and with Christmas so close, it’s likely that they’ll be in plenty of...

I recently wrote an article about Halloween. I argued that it’s actually a whole lot of fun and we should embrace it. Some people responded enthusiastically. Many were fuming. How could I support...