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Technology, The death of conversation

Technology, the death of conversation

Technology, the death of conversation. I have either been a part of this type of conversation lately or had someone share their opinion to me regarding this topic. I thought I’d share my views on it from my perspective and also from the perspective of a parent. The conversation is regarding how smartphones are making us dumb, antisocial and basically…

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#art of conversation #smartphone #tablet #technology

Jury duty, vomiting bugs and everything in between

In today’s post, I’m going talk about an experience I had towards the end of last year and over a couple of weeks where I’d been involved in jury duty, vomiting bugs and everything in between! I’ll have to be honest here, I’ve been struggling a bit of late trying to find a balance in life. Trying to work a full time job, run classes, be a good…

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2019, New Year, New you?

2019, New year, New you?

It’s 2019, New year, New you? Does this sound familiar? Have you a number of things that you want to change in your life but can’t find the time. Have you been living, waiting for ‘that’ time in the future when everything is aligned and the timing is just right? I have and do you know what? That perfect time is just never coming. I’m speaking for myself here, I’m not…

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#newyearnewyou #newyearsresolution #reflectionjournal #sleep #themiraclemorning

Strangers and their dangers

I don’t think there are any of us that weren’t told as kids to be careful of strangers or not to talk to strangers and their dangers. I have warned my kids of the dangers of not having an awareness of who is around them. It may seem extreme but I’ve even taken it as far as showing them compilation videos of kids being abducted on YouTube. I’ve written before about how…

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#experience #parenting worries #stranger danger #strangers

Why is it so hard to be a parent in these times?

I knew that headline would get your attention. Why is it so hard to be a parent in these times is something every parent in every generation will ask themselves. The truth is that it is no harder or easier now than it was then and how it will be in the future.

The basics never have and never will change. Since the dawning of time babies have been…

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#children #discipline #family network #love #needs and wants #Parenting challenge #role model

Readjusting to normality

In the short while that we’ve been home, we have had a bit of trouble readjusting to reality. With both parents working this puts a strain on, well, everything. It’s very easy to get accustomed to living in holiday mode but making that change back to your everyday life is a different thing entirely. A big part of this is the resistance to change from everyone in every…

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#insomnia #irritability #jet lag #readjusting #was it worth it

Holidays: memories made part 2

Memories

A lot of memories were brought back from our time in Florida. I learned to swim years ago in Florida and this time around it was my daughters’ turn. They both became capable swimmers even if it was only the doggy paddle, they can keep afloat and move in the water. If anything else they have confidence, awareness and a great respect for water. We had a few ‘moments’ when one of the girls…

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#holiday hack #holidays #Kennedy space center #memories #Orlando #reflection

Holidays: memories made, empty threats and nostalgia (part 1)

I’m writing this post on our flight to Orlando. Currently we are somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic ocean around 35013 ft and travelling at 833kmh. I’ll also

point out that I’m listening to Black Sabbath’s paranoid album on the airline entertainment system (I never normally listen to music when writing but I’ve never written on an aircraft before so why not try something new?)

This time…

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#holidays #impatience #nostalgia #parenting

The Selfish Parent

Like me you were probably brought up with the belief that being selfish is a bad or negative thing. A bad quality to possess and one thing you definitely don’t want to teach to your children as a life skill.

HOW CAN BEING SELFISH BE A LIFE SKILL?

You’re probably asking how can being selfish be a life skill, and I would be asking too. The thing I’d like to know is when and where did it become…

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#assertive #selfish #selfishness #speak up

The labels

Labels both the ones we’re given (labelled with) and the ones that we identify with, this is what I am going to be talking about in today’s post.

What do I mean by our labels. Well, we are all in some category whether we are aware of it, acknowledge it or completely miss my point altogether. Some examples are age, class, career path, musical preference, religion, dress sense, personality type and…

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#introvert #labels #marriage #relationships

Summertime parenting, the reality

Summertime Parenting, the reality

In today’s post, I want to talk about, if we’re being really honest, something that most parents dread: Summertime parenting, the reality.

There’s no such thing as a part-time parent. I don’t care what anyone says but in my opinion theres no such thing. What about all those deadbeat mam’s and dads then, you say? Well, it’s their choice whether they want to be…

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#consequences #kool-aid #parenting #SUMMERTIME

Your Child and Confidence

Your Child and Confidence I’m writing this post on the train into my daughter’s first harp exam. I want to talk about your child and confidence but also about stress and pressure, the kinds that are put on us and the kinds we put on ourselves.

My daughter has finished her first year learning the harp. This exam will be for her first grade. She has accomplished so much in her music education…

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#confidence #reactions #self-awareness #triggers

A lesson in visualization, persistence and gratitude

You will have read before about my morning routine in a previous post (here). As always I try to instil my values and practices on my kids as much as possible and where appropriate. I learned a lesson in visualization, persistence and gratitude from my kids this week. I didn’t quite realise it at the time but I’ve learned a lot from it and I thought I’d share it in this weeks post.

Visualizati…

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#bloxburg #gratitude #patience #persistence #roblox #you can&039;t buy experience #youtubers

Travelling with young kids- Are we there yet?

When travelling abroad with young kids- are we there yet? is something you’re going to hear over and over and over again. It can be a stressful experience, we’ve all done it, but our Fates are in the lap of the gods when travelling with young kids.

“Never work with children or animals”-W.C. Fields

This is a commonly heard quote and as an adult,…

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#familyvacation #importance of family holidays #travel #travelling #vacation

WHERE HAVE I BEEN?

Where have I been?

It’s been quite a while since I’ve published a blog post and you’ve probably wondered where have I been? To be honest, I have thought long and hard about walking away from the whole thing. So, for personal reasons, I stopped writing last year and what I thought was going to be just for a little while has become nearly a year.

SO WHAT HAVE I BEEN UP TO?

So what have I been…

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#entrepreneur #life coach #life coaching #motivation #parenting #self belief #stay at home dad

FIVE THINGS I'M GRATEFUL FOR -AS A PARENT

FIVE THINGS I’M GRATEFUL FOR -AS A PARENT

Here are five things I’m grateful for- as a parent.

Gratitude

Gratitude, there’s a word that people can rattle off the tip of their tongues mid sentence, but how many of us actually practice gratitude?

How do you practice gratitude?

How do you practice gratitude in this day in age? That’s not an easy task. If we try to view our day as it starts from a place of gratitude it is amazing how…

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#gratitude parenting

NO WI-FI DAY

No wi-fi day

What is the point of no wi-fi day? To show your kids that there is more to life than apps and online games. There’s a whole world out there waiting to be physically explored. The point is to get outside and enjoy some fresh air free from the shackles of technology and into a world of the imagination where there are endless possibilities for entertainment.

Most days, the first thing…

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