Books

You can’t beat a good game of charades. With everyone sitting around, too full to move, it works well only having to be on your feet for...

Online gaming

Each year we get a special Christmas tree decoration made, to hang on the tree (Which is not yet up) The image on the decoration is of my...

I once worked with a family who were struggling with their teenage daughter. They wanted the best for her and had sent her to boarding...

This may not sound that impressive, but she is 18, has a boyfriend, access to a car and an iPhone. So she is not actually at home that...

Letter writing

There was a time when taking a photograph of food was seen as a specialist art. Now everyone seems to be doing it.   I do believe that...

How do you encourage your child to keep up the effort, to persevere, to never give up and possibly delay their gratification? Start...

Getting out and about with your children helps teach them so many things.   When we walked up mount Te Aroha we did not know how far it...

Colouring in can be quite a therapeutic activity and one that children enjoy too.   One summer we tested the girls by spending three...

It can be hard to know how to show your family members appreciation. Especially if they all have a different love language. We have a red...

Frustrations

Get you kids to eat their veg? Here are 10 ideas from me. Please feel free to add your own. 1. Don’t make eating veg a big thing, eat...

In Let's Play part 1 I mentioned the early stages of game play. If they are able to cope with the first three stages then you can move to...

I’m from a family where Sunday was games day. The table would be cleared and the game set up, snacks at the ready and the TV turned off....

Back in May I went away with my daughter, for a couple of nights. To keep costs down we looked for cheap things to do, and nothing is...

Don’t Keep reading! Don’t Pay attention to other people! Don’t Take the time to consider your options! Excellent, you have got this far...

The most profound piece of information I have learnt about stress, is that it is a normal response to a tricky situation and if treated...

If so, read on... On all hallows eve I video called my eldest, for our weekly catchup. The first thing she showed me was a potato she had...