The family lifestyle blog with a side of psychology
If you feel like it's always a battle to get your children to do the things you ask them to do then I have something interesting for you to try. A lot of the time the reason children argue back and refuse to do as they're asked is because they want to ...
I'm a little bit on the back foot this week. I normally have these Living Arrows posts written and scheduled by Sunday evening. I like knowing that they're all done and ready to go come Monday morning. This week though I basically took Sunday off. ...
I planned to get our family photos taken the weekend before last, but things didn't quite go to plan. You know those days where everyone is just a bit tired and grumpy and really not in the mood to have pictures taken?! It was one of those days. So w ...
When you think about your children, what traits would you like them to grow up to have? I would imagine that 'kind' and 'generous' are quite high up that list. These are qualities that we hope they'll have, to make a positive impact on the world aroun ...
I had a parent/teacher consultation the other evening, discussing how Rhys is getting on in year 3. One of the things we talked about was how he sometimes struggles with new pieces of work in class, because he's not sure if he'll be able to do them. H ...
Do you ever have those weeks where there's a slight change in your routine and it throws you completely? Last week was one of those weeks for me. The children normally spend Thursday afternoons after school with my in-laws. This has been the routine ...
As a parent it can feel like life is non-stop, a constant whirl of activity. And while you might be aware that you want to make sure you're in more photos with your children, it can be really hard to find the time to actually do it. It's easy to grab ...