by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | May 7, 2019 | Big Ideas, parenting, Relationships
Some people think that the skills you need to be effective parents are innate. This belief is especially common if you have grown up in a household with a strong, connected and caring parent or a set of parents who have provided positive parenting role models. There...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Apr 24, 2019 | parenting, Relationships
Do you ever ask your children to complete a task but they don’t do it? I have been reading a lot of parenting books lately to develop new skills and techniques to communicate respectfully and effectively with my kids. And I recently learned about a great tool...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Apr 2, 2019 | High Achievers, Life lessons, Self-care
The flowers on our wedding day were white and purple orchids. I wore four in my hair. We also placed a stunning orchid plant in a beautiful, rectangular glass flower pot filled with grey polished stones as each centrepiece. One lucky person at each table took one...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Mar 26, 2019 | High Achievers, Leadership
An expert archer relies on their arrows to hit their target. And before they shoot they check to make sure every arrow in their quiver is the right kind for the task at hand. Recently, I was listening to an interview with Keith Krach on the Disrupt Yourself...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Mar 19, 2019 | Big Ideas, connection, parenting, Relationships
It’s just ten minutes a day and it has already had an amazing impact. For the last two months, our family has implemented ten minutes a day of quality time between each parent and each of our children. This is a first and most important tip in Amy McCready’s book...
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