Tag: family
What to Do When Parents and Grandparents Disagree
In Australia, two-thirds of parents are both working and raising young children. And many of those families are turning to grandparents to fill the...
How was your day?
Some people are blessed with talkative children, some with quiet kids. Many parents will wish that their child talked to them more. Some probably...
Simcha Fisher: Who will help?
I was already running late. I had picked up all the kids from their various schools and activities, and everyone was packed into the...
Reset the family over the holidays after months of COVID chaos
The world has changed over the past three months. It has brought huge challenges for both children and families and like adults, kids have...
Family meals: Why do they matter?
Getting the whole family to sit down for dinner can be next to impossible – with sport practice, working late and homework taking up...
Mass to welcome Martin family relics
There is “nothing" magical about saints' relics, they can help us to connect with God, says bishop.
6 science-backed benefits of gratitude
Here's one US tradition everyone should follow
I reckon that whatever your thoughts are on Australians adopting American traditions if there was one that was...
My Journey as a Parent
By Lisa James
Where do I begin to tell the story of my journey as a parent?
We all have our own personal memories of good...
Simcha Fisher: The 4 levels of aggression for dealing with family...
Here in the states, we're cleaning up after Thanksgiving. As a keen student of history, I'm aware that, for dark, inscrutable reasons of your...
Gratitude is the only attitude
Gratitude is a virtue that has received a lot of attention from researchers in the past decade or thereabouts.
It seems as though the most...
Controlling the toxic parenting pandemic
For your chance to WIN 1 of 10 copies of The Art of Growing Up by John Marsden send your name, email and postal...
Every step you take I’ll be watching you
If you are the parent of a teenager, chances are you’ve heard of apps to track your kids. If you haven’t downloaded one yourself,...
