by Vanessa Lewis | Sep 7, 2015 | EFT, Family Constellation, Parenting, Relationships, Reslience, Stress & Anxiety
The are also unconscious, part of our emotional brain, and drive you to meet a need. You can’t talk your way out of an emotional need, because the emotional brain hijacks you. It’s easy to meet that need when you’re in a good mood. It’s harder...
by Vanessa Lewis | Jan 27, 2015 | Parenting, Reslience, school, Stress & Anxiety
Wow, how quick and yet how long do these school holidays seem? At this time of the year you may have experienced a crazy mumma or pappa period… having to expend a lot of energy keeping young ones amused, calm or helping them to return to some level of calmness....
by Vanessa Lewis | Apr 8, 2014 | Parenting, Relationships, Reslience, Stress & Anxiety
Have you ever faced down your partner’s arguments with your own obvious logical arguments? Or lost the argument to their seemingly overwhelming logical point of view? Or tried to express your emotions only to be talked down to? It’s frustrating being on...
by Vanessa Lewis | Jan 17, 2013 | Parenting, Reslience, Stress & Anxiety
Sibling rivalry is normal and essential! Fighting with your parents is also a normal developmental process. It’s through our close family relationships that we first begin to learn and understand how to manage conflict. Some of us are naturals and others are...
by Vanessa Lewis | Nov 20, 2012 | Parenting, Reslience, Stress & Anxiety
Labeling and shaming a child into behaving better doesn’t produce a positive result for the child or the parent. Even if the behaviour is modified, the damage to the self esteem of a child is hard to repair and can long term effects right into adulthood. So...
Recent Comments