Lessons for Life With Gramma Kate

15 Simple and Calming Ways You Can Rejuvenate in Minutes During Summer Break What You Will Learn: 1 5 Simple and Calming Ways You Can Rejuvenate in Minutes  1. Take a Walk I have talked about this before to get out the door. Getting your body moving for even five minutes has so many benefits. It is a great way to spend time alone and be with your thoughts to clear your mind. 2. Practice Deep...

3 Best Tips to Travel long-distance With Kids in a Car   Here are three of my tried-and-true methods to keep kids of all ages engaged and happy during long and short trips. Long Trips (Over an Hour) 1. Sing-Alongs Music is a universal language that can turn any car ride into a fun experience. One of my favourite memories is singing along to Meatloaf's "Bat Out of Hell" with my kids. We all kn...

How to Use Encouraging Words and Phrases to Motivate Your Child What You Will Learn: The Difference Between Praise, Encourage, and Reward Why Praising Children Is Important How to Praise a Child  Descriptive Praise Examples Combining Praise with Constructive Feedback What Does Over-Praising Do to a Child: Negative Effects of Praise When I was parenting my kids, I encouraged them as much as po...

15 Fun and Educational Summer Activities to Build Family Bonds In this episode, listeners will learn: Fun and Educational Summer Activities: Ideas for engaging summer reading adventures Benefits and activities for keeping a gratitude journal How to encourage curiosity through family projects and stargazing Conflict Resolution Skills: Using team games like scavenger hunts to teach cooperation and c...

9 Tips To Boost Your Child’s Reading Skills What You Will Learn: Benefits of Reading for Children 9 Tips to Boost Your Child's Reading Skills Ideas to Get Your Son to Read Making Reading Fun During Summer Holidays Reading is a passion of mine, which I got from my grandparents. I spent many summer holidays with them and observed them reading newspapers and books daily. My Grampa read the newspaper...

How to Set Clear Boundaries in Families: 5 Strategies for Parents What You Will Learn The importance of boundaries in fostering compassion and respect The impact of not setting boundaries on self-worth and self-esteem The distinction between boundaries and rules Why setting boundaries is crucial for healthy relationships Strategies for setting clear boundaries in families: The long-term benefits o...

5 Ways Not to Judge Your Children: Positive Parenting Strategies What You Will Learn Understanding Judgment: Impact of Judgment on Health: Strategies to Avoid Judging Others: Positive Parenting Strategies: Reciprocity of Judgment: What is Judging Others? Judging others involves forming opinions or conclusions about someone based on their actions, behaviours, appearance, or other characteristics. J...

5 Harmful and Toxic Consequences To Children Who Constantly Hear Negative Words One of my biggest regrets as a parent was not knowing about positive affirmations and talking to my children with positivity. I grew up in a household where my mother told all the neighbours about my mistakes. I knew this because I heard her telling them. I had feelings of shame and embarrassment. I have since learned...

How Positive Affirmations Can Empower Your Life: Here Are 15 Benefits Previously, I touched on the transformative power of positive affirmations. Out of all the strategies I tried to tackle my anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem, positive affirmations had the most profound impact on my journey out of despair. It's easy to get caught up in the negative whirlwind of stress, doubt, and worry. Ev...

7 Easy Ways Practising Gratitude Can Help With Parenting Gratitude is a significant part of my life now. It never used to be. I started incorporating gratitude into my daily practice when I decided enough was enough just before my sixty-fifth birthday. At the time, I was suffering from anxiety and bouts of depression. I heard and read more times than I care to remember to be grateful for everythin...

Being Vulnerable in Relationships and Parenting I did a hard thing this past week. I was vulnerable. I walked my talk and honoured my self-worth by sticking to my values. I realized the organization's culture that I was a volunteer didn’t share the same values as mine, so I resigned after a year and a half. Today, I’m diving into a super important topic often shoved into the emotional cl...

Mastering Autonomy: How To Find Freedom in Relationships and Parenting In last week’s episode, I discussed discovering my self-worth after healing from my childhood traumas. In doing so, my values and how I look at my relationships have changed. Before, I looked after the needs of others at the risk of looking after myself. The pendulum has swung the other way as I focus on myself. However, as I h...

How to Unlock Your Inner Strength: My Journey to Discovering Self-Worth "You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think," says Christopher Robins to Winnie the Pooh. Christopher Robins is talking to Winnie the Pooh about self-worth, which is today’s topic. Self-worth means knowing and feeling valuable and deserving of love, respect, and happiness just because y...

4 Ways You Can Empower Yourself in A Power Struggle    Throughout my sixty-plus years of living, I have experienced more power struggles than I care to remember. From living with my parents and siblings to fellow employees, my children and my spouse. Each experience vying to assert control, influence, or dominance over me.  I was raised by an overbearing and angry mother who constan...

Brothers and Sisters: 3 Easy Tips for Handling Sibling Rivalry You will learn: What is Sibling Rivalry How Parents Contribute To Sibling Rivalry 3 Tips for Handling Sibling Rivalry I am going to let you in on a little secret. As a parent, I messed up a lot. Parenting doesn’t come with a manual. It is on-the-job training; your youngsters will give you your most significant life lessons if you pay a...

Co-parenting: How To Build a Healthy Relationship with Your Ex  What You Will Learn: Four main parenting styles Ideal Co-Parenting Three main co-parenting models Co-Parenting with a Narcissist 5 Toxic Situations in Co-Parenting: Dealing with the Tough Stuff What to Look for in a Co-Parenting App Co-parenting is hard work. From my experience, friends co-parenting is one of the most challe...

Family Relationships: 5 Fast and Easy Ways to Express Love To Your Child   What Makes a Healthy Relationship: A healthy relationship is built on respecting each other, trust, and open communication.  Respecting each other means honouring each person's boundaries, opinions, and autonomy, recognizing their inherent worth and treating them with kindness and consideration.  Trust in a r...

5 Unique Ways Self-care Will Boost Your Self-esteem Self-care is a big buzzword these days, right? But what does it mean? Well, most of the time, we think of it as treating ourselves to fancy spa days or hitting the golf course with our pals. For some, it's about enjoying a romantic dinner or hitting the gym regularly to stay healthy. Even taking a few minutes to sip coffee and scroll through soci...

We often talk about being a better person or a better parent. But what does that look like as a father or mother? You can’t just say I want to be a better person or parent without thinking about what being a better person or parent means. You need direction. That is when your values come into play. Values are the beliefs and principles you consider essential in how you live, work, and play. They d...

You hear a baby cooing as it drifts off to sleep. What do you feel, and how do you react? Are you happy, content, or in love? Do you snuggle the baby even closer? Now, you hear the same baby crying in the middle of the night. What are you feeling now, and how do you react? Depending on the experience, we experience many emotions towards the same person.  Emotional intelligence is recognizing...

Triggers is a difficult episode for me because talking about triggers is triggering. It is bringing up past hurts and shame. But to keep building my self-esteem and confidence, I keep facing my triggers one at a time. The joy and freedom of working through my triggers are greater than keeping them bottled up inside.  What are Triggers? Triggers can manifest in various ways, often catching us...

You are standing by the ocean of your dreams, surrounded by doubts crashing like waves. The journey ahead looks scary, like a wild adventure. But deep down, you know it's worth every step, every hard choice. That's what self-discipline is all about. That was me in January 2022. I wasn’t happy or enjoying my life, getting the same results over and over over again. You see, for most of my life, I st...

Why Self-Discipline Is The Best Parenting Tip and Skill to Learn Are you juggling a million things at once, feeling like there's just not enough time in the day? If so, you are not alone. Parenting is a non-stop rollercoaster of responsibilities, but here's the thing: mastering self-discipline can make the ride a whole lot smoother. Self-discipline is like an anchor that keeps us grounded when thi...

"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate." - Carl Jung. In this episode, you will learn: What is Self-Awareness? Self-awareness is like a GPS to a traveller: Similar to how a traveller relies on a GPS to navigate unfamiliar territory, self-awareness guides one's thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. It provides direction, helping individuals unde...

Understanding Forgiveness: Forgiveness is when we let go of the anger and hurt we feel when someone has done something wrong to us. It's deciding not to hold a grudge anymore. Forgiveness is about dealing with our feelings, understanding why someone hurt us, and trying to move forward without being angry all the time. Forgiveness is something that takes time and effort . It can be challenging. By...