Research indicates that there are a platitude of benefits of participating in sports and exercise that benefit TEENS in multiple of ways such as physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual health.
Simple steps in self-monitoring ensuring a well-balanced diet and hydration are the keys to long term health and wellbeing for our gorgeous TEENS who have different needs to adults for hydration, energy, diet and lifestyle.
Reflection for adults.......
Pre - Post training treating our kids to junk food and drinks.
Use and abuse of alcohol in and around sport.
What messages are we giving them around winning, losing and self care.
Our kids are precious.............

' The Hero Child' is a more common manifestation in clinical settings as most are adults who are high functioning, high achievers, with high anxiety and depression, who struggle with the triggers from the wounds of the inner child whom they fail to acknowledge.
Forced to give up their childhood. The HERO child often has to adapt to the chaos and dysfunction in the family by becoming super-competent at everything— often to the point of parenting one or both parents and their siblings.
Behind their facade of competence and strength, you will often find is a lonely frightened child who can find it difficult to maintain close trusting and healthy relationships.
There is help out there to heal the inner HERO child.

Recently during a consultation with a young child, we both decided to do some affirmations but found what we needed was the parent to reinforce the affirmations. So we did a few with child/parent affirmations and found they fit really well not only with the child but also with our 'Healing the lament of the inner child".
Research indicates that a child's experiences and beliefs are stored deep in their subconscious mind and in later years shapes their actions, reactions and choices.
Parents play a vital role in shaping these values and beliefs and defines how a child sees themselves and the world.
Affirmations are a powerful tool. I am happy to share these with anyone wanting a copy, but I have also included a sample that you could make up with your child using your favourite photos.
These are suitable for kids from around 3-10 years old. Let the child read the 1st statement and the parent reads the 2nd. Have fun.

One of the simple ways to change a day is by positive affirmations. So I have made up a stack of them for my lovely mums.

​"A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path." - Agatha Christie
Unfortunately, not all mothers share the above sentiments, some mothers can cause long term damage to their children called the 'mother's wound" extending into adulthood.
Being a mother myself with 2 adult children this was a difficult piece to write, especially during these times where the role of women and mothers is centre stage with an increased awareness of what constitutes family violence and abuse and its impact especially on children.
It is imperative that as mothers we take responsibility and be accountable by taking stock of how we are mothering our children including our adult children and if we need to do any work to "heal the inner child".

Its school holidays and as parents of 2 children (adorable, chalk and cheese), our patience over the years has been tested on more than one occasion. Parenting is hard and often can test the most patient of us. None of us are perfect and we all make mistakes.
However, research indicates that It's important to ensure our parenting style is supporting healthy growth and development in our children; because the way we interact with our child and how we discipline them will influence them for the rest of their life.

School holidays can be a difficult time for parents, especially working parents. Balancing work with childcare is hard and often expensive.
Even if you are home, keeping children entertained can be tough, especially if the weather is bad and going out is more of a challenge.
But get it right and the holidays can be a lovely time for everyone, including you. Here are some tips for surviving, and even enjoying