Conscious Parenting

Hang out at a playground, visit a school, or show up at a child's birthday party, and there's one phrase you can count on hearing…

Our children need us to be dependable, predictable reference points in their lives. Children should know what to expect-where to find you.…

(Photo by Lynsey Stone.) Giving birth in ecstasy: this is our birth right and our body's intent.…

The average Australian child watches about four hours of television a day! Videos, computer and Playstation games add to the amount of time children…

First, the bad news. The chances of your child being bullied at school in one way or another are about 50-50. Does that sound bad? Not…

An excerpt by Anna Jahns How well meaning parents are giving children too much, but not what they need. At first, we…

"The kids at school were amazed to hear I share a bed with my brother and sister. I never told them about the times we'd squeezed five in that bed.…

Every mother intuitively knows the supreme importance of the relationship between her and her child with every fibre of her being, for…

Alice, the mother of a seven-year-old son, Nathan, recently visited my office for a counseling session. Nathan had reportedly been different and difficult from…

The transition from child to adult is gradual over time. It can take many years. It's something that happens almost when you are not looking. For…