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Travelling With Kids
Here are some things to bear in mind when planning to travel with kids to hopefully navigate some of the pitfalls.
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Ariella Lew
- Sep 9, 2021
- 3 min
Are lockdowns affecting our children?
We are living through unprecedented times and the stress and impact on everyone is clear to see. However, for many parents, the worry...
Ariella Lew
- Nov 12, 2020
- 2 min
Top tips to create quality time with kids of all ages
What a year its been! For parents of children of all ages, school closure and travel restrictions have meant that many of us have spent a...
Ariella Lew
- Jul 23, 2020
- 5 min
Keeping kids out of the crossfire in a relationship breakdown
In amongst all of the news items relating to COVID, one of the items that caught my eye was an article discussing the rapid increase in...
Ariella Lew
- May 12, 2020
- 6 min
Self Regulation during Self Isolation
by Ariella Lew and Ilana Klein
Ariella Lew
- Feb 18, 2020
- 4 min
Controlling the Uncontrollable – What role should parents play in Monitoring Screen Time
It’s impossible to deny that technology, including personal devices such as smart phones, are more and more becoming an inevitable part...
Ariella Lew
- Dec 31, 2019
- 5 min
Easing the transition back to reality
Summer holidays will be coming to a close in a few weeks and in my experience, many parents are worried and stressed about how their...
Ariella Lew
- Aug 13, 2019
- 5 min
Talking to Teens
Good communication lies at the heart of all good relationships. For many of the parents that I speak to, fostering a relationship with...
Ariella Lew
- Apr 23, 2019
- 4 min
Making Mornings Manageable
With almost no exceptions, when families speak to me about the most stressful part of their week, they will talk about the morning rush....
Ariella Lew
- Mar 4, 2019
- 5 min
Co-parenting following separation
One of the greatest joys of my job are the different types of families I get to meet and work closely with. I work with many types of...
Ariella Lew
- Dec 6, 2018
- 5 min
Creating Quality Time in the School Holidays
The Summer holidays are days away, a thought which often invokes a mix of emotions for many parents. While school holidays ‘should be’...
Ariella Lew
- Oct 17, 2018
- 3 min
Setting the Scene for Study
With term 4 well under way in Australia, many parents both with children at school or at university are dreading the stress heading for...
Ariella Lew
- Sep 12, 2018
- 4 min
Making room for 1 more
Having a baby is supposedly the most natural thing in the world! But as any parent will tell you, introducing a new child to the family...
Ariella Lew
- Aug 1, 2018
- 4 min
Little Fighters; Managing Physical Aggression in Children
One of the most common questions I am asked by parents is why their children are behaving in any particular way. They want to know if it...
Ariella Lew
- Jul 4, 2018
- 4 min
To Co-Sleep or Not?
According to worldwide statistics, the number of parents who admit to co –sleeping for at least part of the night is rising. That said,...
Ariella Lew
- May 9, 2018
- 3 min
Why Mothers Deserve Their Day
One of the greatest privileges of my work is talking to families from all walks of life and being allowed a glimpse into their world. ...
Kids on Track
- Feb 13, 2018
- 4 min
Surviving from School til Sleep
No matter how many children you have, and what your schedule is there are certain pressure points within the day during which you wonder...
Ariella Lew
- Dec 8, 2017
- 3 min
WHOSE HOUSE IS IT ANYWAY?
The run up to school holidays is always a difficult time when it comes to enforcing boundaries. As children reach the end of a school...
Kids on Track
- Aug 8, 2017
- 5 min
Managing Mealtimes and the (meltdowns that come with it)
We all know the theory on the importance of family mealtimes. They should be a time free from screens and should be an opportunity for...
Kids on Track
- Jul 13, 2017
- 4 min
Prepared for Puberty?
Puberty is a word that we hear associated with negative connotations all too often. We all know the stereotypes, a boy who seems to turn...