Today, we address coaching as a parent. Have you ever wondered how parenting can be like coaching? The need for parents to deploy coaching tools when raising their children is a critical part of becoming an intentional parent. This is because each child deserves to be guided and nurtured and taught how to make the…
Parenting
Family Friendly Mindful Things To Do This Weekend
The weekend is here again. While the weekend is here for us to relax and have fun together as a family, we need to be mindful, as certain activities could sever the ties we’re trying to create. Being mindful of the things we can do together to essentially strengthen the bond of family is important.…
What Age Does Mental Health Illness Show Up?
On one hand, mental health is the overall wellness of how you think, regulate your feelings and how you behave. On the other hand, Mental illness or mental health disorder is defined as patterns or changes (in ones thinking, feeling or behaviour) that disrupt a person’s ability to function. They are conditions that affect a…
Trial By Media; The Need to teach children how to positively use it
What is trial by media? we want to talk about it and the need to teach children how to positively use it. What does trial by media mean? Trial by media is the impact of the media on a person’s reputation, by creating a widespread perception of guilt or innocence, before or after the person…
How To Help Children Stay Away From Depression And Develop Grit
As parents, our foremost goal and joy, is to see our children grow physically, psychologically, socially and academically. The reality is that depression and other mental health illnesses are on the rise and some children can become susceptible to these conditions. Children who struggle with depression might have the tendency to draw away from everyone,…
12 Online Safety Tips Every Child Needs To Know
Our children are online, we cannot avoid it. Online safety is a priority for every child. Parents are the best teachers, so we advise that parents spend time teaching and guiding children about how to stay safe online. The internet has a lot of benefits but the reality is that there is also a host…
Back To School Affirmations for Children
Back to school for children is going to be different this time as they will have a mix of emotions; ranging from anxiety to excitement, due to the pandemic lockdown. Encouraging back to school affirmations for children will help children own their feelings and also position their minds for a successful school year. You can…
How To Raise a Strong-Willed Child
Have you ever been at your wit’s end wondering how to raise your strong-willed child? Perhaps the question is what is the opposite of a strong-willed aka difficult child? Is it a child who does everything you say? Most parents do not want to raise a docile, obedient, and submissive adult, but somehow, these same…
How To Engage Our Youth
How we engage our youth of today has changed because the world around us has changed so much in terms of technology. Technology and the advancement of digital has made such a big difference in the last ten to twenty years. The International Youth Day summit was held a couple of weeks back and was…
Is Roblox safe for children? Parents want to know
Imagine if your child is exposed to mature, sexual and inappropriate content in a video game. As a result of some recent reports, parents want to know if Roblox is safe for children to play. Popular gaming platform Roblox is under scrutiny over “condo games” that could expose young users to naked figures, simulated sex and…