by Sheila du Plessis | Feb 25, 2019 | Live today
Live for today. Find direction for today and work on tomorrow when it becomes today. Make sense of today. Today is the foundation for tomorrow. The way today turns out will give you cause to live tomorrow with purpose or walk around feeling unhappy. Try and not leave...
by Sheila du Plessis | Feb 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
#conversations #discussions #family #equipping families #words #thoughts Conversations or discussions are important to express one’s own thoughts and beliefs and spend time listening to the opinions of others, especially one’s children/teenagers. We all...
by Sheila du Plessis | Jan 14, 2019 | discussions, equipping families, Parenting
More depends on family discussions than the parents can ever realise! Children/teenagers learn by observation and experience. If they have no family discussions they will be lacking in this beneficial ability. Parents can share their values and standards during...
by Sheila du Plessis | Jan 9, 2019 | discussions, Parenting teens, planning for future, sensible families
Many years ago a family sat down every night to a family meal. During this time of bonding and being together, many issues were discussed and plans were made and boundaries were negotiated and problems were solved and questions answered. A camaraderie grew between the...
by Sheila du Plessis | Dec 21, 2018 | General, Parenting teens, sensible families
Parents, please remember to be specific and clear about what you want your children/teenagers to remember in their future. It will be easier to influence children/teenagers in the way they should go than to try and change set-ways in adult children. Children/teenagers...
