The Similarities Between My Business And My Parenting

I had to laugh the other day, when we were designing the "rules of the game" for our business.  We were writing out the expectations of our staff, and ourselves, and all of a sudden I found myself sounding very much like a mom! In our business we expect everyone to take ownership, be accountab

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The Law Of Attraction And Parenting

The law of attraction, made popular by the movie "The Secret" is in three words summarised by statement "Thoughts Become Things" What this means is, the energy we put out by our thoughts, and corresponding actions, is what we manifest into our lives. So, if we spend a great deal of time focusin

Parenting Your Toddler's Tantrum

At some point or other, our tiny babies become independent toddlers, with a plethora of new feelings and emotions to deal with. They all of a sudden start to recognise what they want, and more importantly, when they don't get it. Toddlers are little people too, and as little people they need an

Child Discipline

From the age your young one can start getting into things, boundaries must exist so that they respect other's property and they are kept out of danger. Now the word discipline means to teach and doesn't mean to punish. Disciplining your child is to teach them about how to behave. While I want my c

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The Perils Of Reward Charts

Reward charts - the amazingly simple solution  to all of your children's behaviour problems, or are they...? Reward charts are used as a means of feedback on our child's behaviour. When he is "being good" a star or sticker is added to the chart. When he is "being bad" no star or sticker is add

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