Parenting

2014 September

By Warwick & Alison Marsh | September 1, 2014

From the Editor Hello and thank you for joining us once again! This September is our annual focus on Fathers as we celebrate (in Australia…

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Too Many Children?

By Kiara Pirola | July 7, 2014

Cross-posted from Lightly Salted, by Peter Holmes a father of eight. Today I was chatting with a friend who has a largish family. When I say ‘largish’,…

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Christmas Consumers

By Kiara Pirola | March 10, 2014

Jesus tells us that we cannot serve two masters, God and money. How did we end up with Christmas becoming so commercialised? Catholic families the…

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Getting Serious about Play

By Kiara Pirola | February 25, 2014

What are your childhood memories? I immediately think of happy times playing in the garden, building cubbies out of cardboard boxes, climbing trees, inventing adventure…

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Attention: the Currency of Relationships

By Dr Justin Coulson | February 20, 2014

“Just as dollars are the currency of our economy, attention is the currency of our relationships.” -Dr Justin Coulson   For more, check out: Emotional…

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What Dads Do

By Dr Justin Coulson | February 18, 2014

Father’s Day is nearly here! In Australia it is anyway. For many children – and lots of dads – this is a day of celebration.…

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On a Mission from God

By Kiara Pirola | October 15, 2013

A vocation is not ‘a job’. it is a life commitment to a person (in marriage) or a people (in priesthood or religious life). It…

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Grandparents

By Kiara Pirola | July 5, 2013

As a child is born – so are grandparents The rise of Grandparenthood There was a time when grey hair was relatively rare. Many people…

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Like a X-ray Glasses

By Francine Pirola | July 5, 2013

“Like a pair of x-ray glasses, gratitude transforms the way we see our situation.” – Francine Pirola For more on gratitude, check out: Gratitude: the…

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Overscheduled Kids

By Francine Pirola | June 26, 2013

In a fast-paced culture driven by the need to have it all, many kids are growing up without the joy of authentic leisure. In a…

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Too Controlling

By Dr Justin Coulson | June 21, 2013

Being too controlling of our kids is bad for their development. They don’t become responsible. They simply want to be controlled. – Dr Justin Coulson.…

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Teaching Self-Control

By Dr Justin Coulson | June 17, 2013

  Teaching children self-control requires a delicate balance, an ability to guide rather than direct and lots of encouragement. – Dr Justin Coulson. More from…

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