With parents in mind

December 22, 2020

We need not parent alone

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED. Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant When my fifth child, the fifth boy, was a newborn baby, all of 23 years ago, […]
December 8, 2020

More JOY & LOVE with less things this Christmas

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED. Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant Budgets are super tight. The pandemic has impacted more people than not economically. Yet the children […]
November 25, 2020

Respect wins, not demands and commands

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED, Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant “Beware! You will have to repeat!” Are you threatening your kids, saying they may have to […]
November 10, 2020

Is sibling rivalry worse lately?

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED. Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant. Children do not have the maturity to identify and process big, challenging emotions. Even we adults […]
October 20, 2020

Challenged with remote learning? Make emotional connection a priority

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED, Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant Is your child’s remote learning proving to be a huge source of worry, concern and stress? […]
October 6, 2020

Fun is essential, let’s get physical!

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED, Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant The mental health of your children is not just important, it is vital, for them to […]
September 22, 2020

Motivating children to learn

By Sophie Barcant, BA (Psyc), B.ED, Trainer, Facilitator, Parenting Coach/Consultant As our children are resuming online school it is possible that they will not have as […]
September 2, 2020

Is it safe to be honest?

Teenagers will tend to be deceitful and dishonest when they know they will be criticised, lectured and argued with. As adults, are we inclined to open […]