“The greatest thing a father can do for his daughter, is love her mother.”

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5 Things Dads can do to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children
attachment, behaviours, bonding, children, dads, development, fatherhood, feelings, kids, new parents, parenthood, parenting tips, parents, raising children Louise Shalders attachment, behaviours, bonding, children, dads, development, fatherhood, feelings, kids, new parents, parenthood, parenting tips, parents, raising children Louise Shalders

5 Things Dads can do to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children

Sometimes I have the opportunity to work with men on issues of fatherhood including the themes of communication, commitment, identity, intimacy and trust. The men I work with often have difficulties in their personal lives relating to the people they love most. They yearn for their children to be happy and successful, yet they often lack the skills and ability to model a way to help them accomplish this.

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How to Commit to anger Management in Parenting
anxiety, anger management, behaviours, attachment, bonding, children, dads, domestic violence, families, fatherhood, feelings, mental health, mental health disorders, mother care, motherhood, mothers, new parents, mums, parenthood, parenting tips, parents Louise Shalders anxiety, anger management, behaviours, attachment, bonding, children, dads, domestic violence, families, fatherhood, feelings, mental health, mental health disorders, mother care, motherhood, mothers, new parents, mums, parenthood, parenting tips, parents Louise Shalders

How to Commit to anger Management in Parenting

“I try so hard to change, but every time I vow never to get angry again, I just end up giving up, falling back into the same habits, and then I give up, feeling like a complete failure”

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Take a Moment and Practice Unspoken Love
attachment, bonding, children, dads, development, emotions, families, fatherhood, feelings, infant, kids, mother care, motherhood, mothers, mums, new parents, parenthood, parenting tips, parents Louise Shalders attachment, bonding, children, dads, development, emotions, families, fatherhood, feelings, infant, kids, mother care, motherhood, mothers, mums, new parents, parenthood, parenting tips, parents Louise Shalders

Take a Moment and Practice Unspoken Love

More often than not, family life feels very complicated. We often wonder if we are doing the right things to make our family members feel loved and supported, and whether or not we are spending our time in the right ways. As parents in particular, we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to create a beautiful home-life for our children. But this alone can make us forget the most basic ways of expressing unconditional love.

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Being Perfectly Imperfect
expectant mothers, families, fatherhood, feelings, health, kids, mental health, mental health disorders, mother care, motherhood, mothers, mums, new parents, parenthood, parenting tips, parents, self care Matilda Chew expectant mothers, families, fatherhood, feelings, health, kids, mental health, mental health disorders, mother care, motherhood, mothers, mums, new parents, parenthood, parenting tips, parents, self care Matilda Chew

Being Perfectly Imperfect

Part 1

We are our own worst enemy. How many times have we heard this phrase?

In this modern age where everything seems to be functioning on crack and one error sometimes means the line between job security or dismissal. Or a difference of one grade marking the difference between securing an entry into the university and course of your choice or being relegated to something you will likely suffer through. It is no wonder that we, as a human species, have been nurtured to excel, to perform, to be extraordinarily meticulous to detail from a very young age for fear of falling short. In short, some of us have, over time, developed a rather interesting, and sometimes debilitating need, to be perfect.

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How Can Parents Influence The Teaching of Childhood Empathy?
behaviours, raising children, parenting tips, feelings, emotions, attachment, bonding, development, kids, anxiety Louise Shalders behaviours, raising children, parenting tips, feelings, emotions, attachment, bonding, development, kids, anxiety Louise Shalders

How Can Parents Influence The Teaching of Childhood Empathy?

“There is more to human empathy than merely sharing another creature’s pain.”

Neuroscientists Jean Decety and Philip L. Jackson (2004) argue that human empathy requires several components …

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