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By EK Wills 4 Dads 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 language. If you haven’t heard already, Men Are From Mars and Women Are From Venus. What this refers to is John Gray’s premise that the fundamental issues in relationships stem from psychological differences between the sexes. Even decades after this book was first a best seller, it is still valid. If you take this a step further, it st

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 time, I have learned that I need to blow off steam. I am very lucky that I have a couple of people that will tolerate listening to my rant so that the pressure can re-stabilise and life can go on. But not before enough hot air has been expelled. This blog reflects one of those rants and hopefully some perspective on how to deal with it. pra

By EK Wills I recently heard that perfectionism in a child can be related to having an authoritarian and critical parent. And since there are traces of perfectionism in our family, it prompted me explore it. In looking at parenting styles, there is a mountain of research on theories, stages, approaches and interpretations. One common approach, sometimes called the Baumrind or Maccoby and Martin parenting styles (because they all contributed to the model), is based on two pa