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Designing a strong moral future for your child

17th October 2018

Early Childhood, Parenting, Wellbeing - Emotions, Wellbeing - Society, Wellbeing - Uplifting

You might have heard the phrase ‘Virtues and Values’ in your school community and wondered what that actually meant. Surely that’s the very foundation of all good parenting? Teaching the values of hard work and determination, respect, inclusion, tolerance – parenting bread and butter. But is it? In a world of rapid change, of struggling…

mother holding a newborn baby in her lap

Reflections on 20 years of mothering

9th July 2018

Claire Orange

Parenting, Wellbeing - Uplifting

At this time, 20 years ago, my life was set to change in the most astonishing and amazing of ways – forever. The long-awaited arrival of our first born was imminent. And in the moment he arrived, was laid upon my skin, the very greatest of love affairs began. Until that very moment I had…

Living into your highest self

29th January 2018

Claire Orange

Wellbeing - Emotions, Wellbeing - Uplifting

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” Words made famous by Franklin Roosevelt and ones that resonated with me yesterday as I pitted my nerves against the nursery slope at a quarry in the foothills of Perth. Yes, I rose to the challenge of abseiling –…

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Compassion fatigue – yes, it’s a thing.

3rd September 2017

Claire Orange

Wellbeing - Educators, Wellbeing - Emotions, Wellbeing - Uplifting

Were you the sympathy crier as a child? Someone cried and you immediately empathised with their distress. Maybe the next steps were approaching, soothing, giving up what you were doing to meet the needs of the person in pain? If this was you then there’s a VERY BIG CHANCE that you’re the same sort of…

Challenges and Choices, Website and Well-being

29th June 2017

Claire Orange

Wellbeing - Emotions, Wellbeing - Uplifting

A window into the world of the eternal Supa Thinker Small business – it’s very own sort of crazy Small business is a unique little microcosm of the adult world. A place where grand ideas are hatched, nursed – day and night – ready for release on tottering legs into the real world. Some of…

Children of the world – We’ve got you

5th June 2017

Claire Orange

Wellbeing - Society, Wellbeing - Uplifting

The world’s a huge place across countries and seas, So many people finding their right place to be. In homes, in cities, in boats along shores, People, their families live snug behind doors. Some people have moved and found brand new homes, In countries and lands far flung from their own. They take their possessions,…

woman student sitting at desk at home studying

An Open Letter to my boys about 13 Reasons Why

2nd May 2017

Claire Orange

Cyber-safety, Parenting, Wellbeing - Emotions, Wellbeing - Online, Wellbeing - Society, Wellbeing - Uplifting

My young men. My crew of human beings that fill my days with emotions so deep I have no words to describe my love for each of you. Individually and collectively – you are my reason for rising and always my reason for being comatose by 11 pm. From the moment of knowing that you…

Mother looking out the window and looking sad

When Mother’s Guilt Raises Its Ugly Head

9th February 2017

Claire Orange

Parenting, Wellbeing - Emotions, Wellbeing - Society, Wellbeing - Uplifting

GUILT – WHY DO WOMEN DO IT SO WELL? Guilt is an emotion that most mothers rock. Have I fed the kids enough vegies, enough protein, did they get enough exercise, have I damaged them with the number of times I’ve said, ‘No!” in the last day, hour, minute…? These are normal questions to ride…

The light is on in the car – what do you do?

14th October 2015

Claire Orange

Parenting, Wellbeing - Emotions, Wellbeing - Uplifting

Come with me on a little metaphorical journey as we explore parental responses to children’s big emotions. You get into the car and as you’re pulling out, you notice that the internal light is on. What do you do? There is traffic waiting for you to pull in – so you’re already under a bit…

Why is optimism the cornerstone of a lifetime of good mental health?

23rd September 2015

Claire Orange

Early Childhood, Parenting, Wellbeing - Emotions, Wellbeing - Uplifting

Why is optimism the cornerstone of good mental health? Reivich & Shatte (2002) tell us that, “It is thinking style that determines your level of resilience… to bounce back when adversity strikes.” The lottery of life is not always fair or just in what it deals us. And we have the choice to take the…

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