by Kathryn Porritt | Nov 28, 2017 | Children, Couples, Family, Marriage, Parenting
MISTAKES PEOPLE MAKE WHEN ORGANZING CHRISTMASEasily reduce your stress this holiday season. In the lead up to the holidays, life can become turbo charged. I’m going to call it ‘Project Holidays’. Project Holidays requires us (likely you dear...
by Kathryn Porritt | Aug 30, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting
KIDS' RESILIENCEHow to normalise the struggle – helping kids become more resilient The thing about life is that to live is to struggle. Everyone struggles. We often rebel against the discomfort, shutting down, avoiding or dismissing the opportunity. Trying to...
by Kathryn Porritt | Jun 28, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting
HIDDEN QUESTIONSI just want to know my kid is ok and other unasked questions that hide within our grown up discussions As you know, we have recently overcome the separation fears of our 3 year old. We realised that for 6 long months, we have been worried, and...
by Kathryn Porritt | Jun 23, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting, Self Care
THE NIGHMARE PROTOCOLA simple way to manage nightmares During the course of my work, I regularly hear from people that experience nightmares. The ones that leave you feeling shaken and with vivid memories of the event. Ones that feel eerily real. When we are talking...
by Kathryn Porritt | Jun 19, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting
CONNECTING WITH KIDSA surefire way to get them talking One of the most topical discussions I have with the leaders I work with is about connection. We talk mainly about leadership during these types of work shop, but invariably someone brings up their kids. Because,...
by Kathryn Porritt | Jun 14, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting, Self Care
ESTRANGEMENTWhen you cease a relationship with a parent. I want to talk to you about a topic that is largely not discussed. The breakdown of the relationship between parent and child. We know that this relationship is arguably one of the most important ones we can...