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ADHD: Do I have it? What about my kids?
By EK Wills There has been much discussion about ADHD in the media and it appears like an epidemic of ADHD is upon us. Just this week,...
EK Wills
Oct 10, 20224 min read


Home learning: tips to help kids adjust
By E K Wills Unusual times call for a new approach to schooling. During the lockdown, we are not officially obliged to keep our kids at...
EK Wills
Apr 8, 20204 min read


Survival Mode for Mental Health: What to do?
Survival Mode for Mental Health: a list of things you can do to help your mental health during the lockdown
EK Wills
Apr 7, 20204 min read


Burnout or resilience: labels to apportion blame to stress
By EK Wills There is a lot of talk around the topic of stress and being overwhelmed. But when we start labeling the result with terms...
EK Wills
Sep 7, 20193 min read


Dad Speak and how to decode what he really means
By EK Wills In perfect timing for Father’s Day, an article in the SMH inspired me to expand on the theory that father’s have their own...
EK Wills
Aug 31, 20193 min read


Play ball: how to roll out a fun filled party
By EK Wills Most people think you need to be creative to put together a themed birthday party. There is a lot of stress around putting on...
EK Wills
Jul 20, 20192 min read


Weird science: the party with nerdy fun experiments
By EK Wills Its birthday season again, so you can create the best science party ever, in your own backyard filled with erupting volcanoes...
EK Wills
Jul 6, 20192 min read


Sleep, perchance to dream: and then re-addressing the issue with kids before it becomes a nightmare
By EK Wills When my niece asked for tips on how to get her child to sleep, I couldn’t believe I hadn’t already done a blog post on this!...
EK Wills
Jun 29, 20194 min read


How do you deal with death?- and how to introduce the concept to your kids
by EK Wills This holiday period has been a mixture of good times and learning experiences. Our friends visited from overseas after not...
EK Wills
Jun 20, 20193 min read


Family Meetings: a way to shift from instruction into mediation when kids get bigger
By EK Wills This week we had our first family meeting in a long time. When the idea was floated, our middle child piped up and claimed...
EK Wills
Jun 8, 20193 min read


Mother’s Day: 7 perfect gifts for a budget - plus get bonus family time
By EK Wills Many families are feeling the pinch at this time of year. Christmas has eaten a hole in the budget and the family holiday...
EK Wills
May 4, 20194 min read


Happy Easter: non-religious child friendly activities around this holiday period
By EK Wills I don't practice a particular religion but I have a strong sense of family, which I tend to feed especially in holiday...
EK Wills
May 4, 20193 min read


Playground antics and the pressure to perform: the teachers’ and parents’ battlefield
By EK Wills There is so much pressure on kids to get good results in the final high school grades that it’s little wonder teachers and...
EK Wills
Apr 25, 20194 min read


Funding Fever: how competition impacts the best of intentions
By EK Wills Call me controversial but I feel that the current climate of fundraising is set up to generate competition at our expense....
EK Wills
Mar 15, 20193 min read


Taking care of you and your family: creating a circle of security for everyone
By EK Wills Rarely do I plan anything for me but I like to put on events and usually do it for my kids. I do big birthday parties with...
EK Wills
Mar 2, 20194 min read


Mother guilt: damned if you do, damned if you don’t and how to find your own way
By EK Wills Has anyone ever come up to you in the street or the supermarket and told you what you should be doing with your baby? This...
EK Wills
Feb 23, 20193 min read


A Dangerous thought: learn to free yourself from feeling stuck
By EK Wills Everyone has bad days but what happens when you have one of those ones that make you question what you’re doing in life? Over...
EK Wills
Feb 17, 20195 min read


How to approach change when it feels too much: we can all suffer a kind of adjustment disorder
By EK Wills As this year takes off, there are changes in kids’ lives, and our own, that require us to re-adjust. It could be a child...
EK Wills
Feb 2, 20193 min read


New Zealand: travelling with older kids in the land of the long white cloud
By EK Wills Travelling with children who are now opinionated and have their own tastes requires a different type of planning than for...
EK Wills
Jan 26, 20198 min read


It's never good enough: the road to ruin in perfectionism
By EK Wills I am sitting in a vineyard bach (villa) in New Zealand after having gone out for dinner and can look forward to a swim in the...
EK Wills
Jan 18, 20193 min read
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