Love-based vs fear-driven parenting shapes families
FearLess As J R Tolkien wrote, “A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a shortcut to meet it.” I want to talk to you about fear – the fear that drives thousands of parents out there. And I want to talk to you about love. The kind...
Why parents matter
Guest post by Chantelle Blokdyk, author of Parents in Pursuit of Purity Sixty years ago, parents (for the most part) had the challenge to keep children physically safe. The televisions, newspapers, magazines, phones and even the early computers were limited in who you...
Parenting with expectations – helpful or not?
Do your expectations boost or break down your relationship with your children? Children are, well, children. They break things, stumble and fall. They don’t always know why they did what they did. Children make us laugh (and cry). Did you know that unrealistic...
Future-proof your children to thrive in life
What is hope? By definition, it means a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen. It is future-focused. Hope is something that we carry with us from the moment we hear that a baby is on his way. Hope is something that we hold close to our...
