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Posted on February 22, 2023February 21, 2023

5 Ways to Strengthen Your Family Finances

paper cut outs of family members and dollar sign

By: Alex Cook

If we’re honest, most people struggle with money at some point in their life, whether it’s learning the basics, getting ahead, saving for retirement, avoiding or getting out of debt and even spiritual challenges such as wrongly getting our identity from what we own. Continue reading “5 Ways to Strengthen Your Family Finances”

Posted on December 21, 2022December 20, 2022

3 Keys to a Peaceful Family Gathering These Holidays

Christmas dinner table

By: Michael McQueen

The holiday season is here. While rest is undoubtedly and necessarily a priority for most of us this year, the holidays can be a stressful time for many. Continue reading “3 Keys to a Peaceful Family Gathering These Holidays”

Posted on June 22, 2022June 20, 2022

Empty Nesters, New Beginnings – Tips for Your New-Look Relationship

Couple on Coffee Date

By: Lorrene McClymont

My husband and I recently became empty-nesters. Our daughter’s wedding was in April. It’s a strange new reality for us, organising a life that was previously built around family and adult children at home, into a completely different scenario. Continue reading “Empty Nesters, New Beginnings – Tips for Your New-Look Relationship”

Posted on April 13, 2022April 11, 2022

The Importance of Touch in Raising Teens – Tips for Parents

Mum and teen hugging

By: Collett Smart

A shortage of healthy touch can have detrimental effects on our health and wellbeing, even leading to psychologically damaging effects.
Continue reading “The Importance of Touch in Raising Teens – Tips for Parents”

Posted on February 3, 2021February 1, 2021

Chores Lead to Success, Later in Life (even if teens don’t love them!)

boy loading a dishwasher

By: Collett Smart

a comic strip of a mother and daughter at a sink. The mum asks her daughter, why didnt you wash this pan? The daughter responds, that pan wasn't part of the official dinner dishes! Mum says, listen, when i ask you to do the dishes after dinner, that means every dish in the sink, not just the ones for dinner AND it also means cleaning the counter and making the kitchen look tidy! The daughter groans.

Has the artist of Hedger Humour been peeping in my windows? We often wonder about the benefits of chores, and whether the sighing, dodging and procrastination are worth the effort (and that’s just the parents I am talking about! 😉) Continue reading “Chores Lead to Success, Later in Life (even if teens don’t love them!)”

Posted on July 15, 2020July 10, 2020

Family Traditions Help Kids Make Sense of Life

a campsite and fire

By: Dr Justin Coulson

“Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world.” – Susan Lieberman Continue reading “Family Traditions Help Kids Make Sense of Life”

Posted on May 12, 2020May 8, 2020

Home Will Be the Hero: Creating a Safe Place for Our Tweens and Teens

photo of a mother and daighter sitting up against pillows at home laughing and talking

By: Michelle Mitchell

The feeling of packing your bags up and heading home is always bittersweet, especially if it wasn’t in the original plan. Continue reading “Home Will Be the Hero: Creating a Safe Place for Our Tweens and Teens”

Posted on April 30, 2020July 30, 2020

Helping Your Blended Family Thrive, Not Just Survive

family surrounding pet dog outside on the green grass

By: Dr Justin Coulson

One in five Australians are part of a blended family. Statistically, 30% of the kids in your child’s school class will be part of a blended family. In fact, blended families are one of Australia’s fastest growing family types. Continue reading “Helping Your Blended Family Thrive, Not Just Survive”

Posted on April 28, 2020April 24, 2020

A Roadmap for Co-Parents During COVID-19

photo of a girl and dad holding hands walking in a park

By: Dr Justin Coulson

Parenting is an exercise in organisation, communication, and flexibility at the best of times. Co-parenting, particularly in blended families, is even more complicated. And in the midst of a pandemic, it’s exponentially harder. Continue reading “A Roadmap for Co-Parents During COVID-19”

Posted on January 24, 2020January 14, 2020

Heading Home- A Poem

Driving Home

By: Yvette Cherry

The wind was a howlin’,
blowing a gale.
Our Coral Bay holiday
was beginning to fail.

Continue reading “Heading Home- A Poem”

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