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We all struggle with our confidence from time to time. It can be easy to forget how much our confidence affects how we present ourselves - and how much of an impact it can have on how our kids and teens start to develop their own self-confidence and self-belief. How we demonstrate our confidence can help teach our kids how they can begin discovering their own voices and feeling more confident in speaking up and being heard.

We share seven simple ways you can begin modelling more...

In some cases, managing these expectations can lead to stressed-out children and teens, confused family dynamics and aggravated behaviour.  But, with the help of a youth coach, young people can gain confidence, learn healthy self-expression skills and effective emotional coping mechanisms.

Youth coaching often comes across as quite an ambiguous term, due to lack of clarity of what it actually entails. Far from being limited to sports activities, youth coaching can encompass many personal...

With traditions and celebrations such as Christmas and Easter, families often spend an extended amount of time together, under one roof. Whether it’s a new personality arriving into the mix, or family dynamics changing as people grow up, managing relationships can often be tricky between trying to please everyone, and remain in a healthy, happy mindset yourself.

One of the most important things to remember is that sometimes you simply can't please everyone, but you do have to please...

Burnout is a state of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion as a result of excessive and prolonged stress. “Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long” - Michael Gungor. What happens to you? Too much stress can cause your body to display a range of physical and psychological symptoms. It could be irritability, lack of energy, tummy upsets, headaches, sleep problems, lack of motivation or focus. To manage stress, you may reach for unhelpful...

Whether it’s a new term or you simply want to introduce healthier patterns/habits, modelling a healthier work-home balance for kids and teens can help them learn the best ways to reduce stress and handle pressure from deadlines. By showing a more healthy, sustainable balance between our work and home lives, we can also show our kids how to work through any emotional upset from their day, while practising what we preach about relaxation and self-care.

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Does your child sometimes think “poor me” and feel that the whole world is against them? Maybe they think they're unlucky and nothing ever works out right for them? Do they often feel guilty even though they know it wasn’t their fault? This is the ‘victim’ in Stephen Karpman’s 'drama triangle' and it is the opposite of self-esteem. A drama triangle occurs with three people: the role of victim, persecutor and rescuer. As the drama unfolds, the roles change as...

As mums and dads, we worry about our children and teenagers, don’t we? In fact, I should own up and admit that like many of my friends the same age as me, I still worry about my children even though they are now in their 20s. Talking to children and encouraging them to open up can be difficult: so the question is, how do we broach the subject of feelings without them closing down? The standard response from most children when asked about how they feel is to say they don’t know....

I was at a recent networking event. As I introduced myself to everyone in the room I used an example of a vision which one of my mum clients created. Two of the mums said ‘that sounded just like my vision!’. It wasn’t theirs, but this got me thinking about the similarity between the visions which my mum clients tend to set when they work with me. A vision might be the most powerful way to keep you focused on what you want in life whilst keeping you motivated in achieving it....