Happy Families Articles

Our children think they have all the answers. Just ask them. They’ll be sure to tell you why they are right and you are wrong – about almost everything. As parents who are (hopefully) wiser, we ...

Most parents want to have good relationships with their children. As those children become teenagers, things change. Parents still want good relationships with their children, but their children ...

Do the kids at your place think you're just there to do their bidding? You're not alone! Thankfully though, there are dozens of strategies for teaching our children that we do not exist solely to ...

Why do adolescents take risks – a lot? It’s almost like they feel they’re immortal.  Adolescents are impulsive. They seek constant stimulation. They don’t weigh risks before they dive ...

Have you ever travelled to a country where your native tongue isn’t the primary language spoken? If you have, what did you notice about communication between the locals and yourself? If your ...

In my last article I discussed a range of problems associated with smacking our kids. The article was designed to demonstrate that there is a lot of evidence that indicates that smacking kids ...

One of the most respected psychologists in the world today, Dr Martin Seligman, recently said: “(Teaching) children is vastly more than fixing what is wrong with them. It is about identifying ...

I’ve noticed a pattern in my own parenting, and in the parenting of many mums and dads I work with. We parents can often exhibit a relatively low tolerance with our kids – particularly when we ...

When I was a child and someone called me a name or said something unkind to me, I was taught to respond with the old poem Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. But the ...

I recently received an email from a concerned parent. It read as follows: My friend threatened to leave her 8 year-old kid on the side of the road. He had been playing up something shocking and she ...