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Head Lice

Why head lice care is ready for a rethink

Most parents remember the first time. A child scratches at the dinner table, someone parts their hair under the kitchen light and a tiny insect turns an ordinary evening into a family operation. The questions arrive fast, starting with where it came from and ending with what to buy before the chemist closes for the […]

When Love is Not Love

When is Love Not Love

Love. What a wonderful word. It can bring a smile to your lips, a mistiness to your eyes and make your heart skip a beat. It can bring a tear when you reminisce about someone you have loved and lost, or a sharp ache when you remember a relationship that caused you pain. One little […]

childhood friendships

Childhood Friendships: Nobody likes me

Five-year-old Emily stomped through the front door after school, tears streaming down her cheeks, sobbing, “All the kids at school hate me.” Her mum Cass was dumfounded. Emily had mates, didn’t she? She’d animatedly chatted about her new friend Kaylah over breakfast that morning — claiming she was her “bestest friend”. If your child is […]

Wellbeing Magazine 217 handling the truth

Handling the truth

We all tell lies. That is a sad but undeniable truth. The question is whether those lies damage the important relationships in your life and, if they do, how can you change this?

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Healthy personal limits are important for a better life

Healthy personal limits are important in your life because they can make your life easier. Healthy personal limits are clear boundaries and a way of protecting ourselves in relationships. They are invisible lines that can guide us how to interact in a healthy way with others and have mutual respect for each other. These boundaries are about taking responsibility for our own emotional well-being while respecting the feelings of others.

Forgiveness Is A Great Start To The New Year

Forgiveness is a great start to the New Year

Forgiveness is not just about forgiving others. It is also about forgiving yourself. For some people just learning how to forgive is a journey that can take their whole life and for others it is learnt quickly. Forgiving yourself is sometimes a bit harder than forgiving others but here are some tips to get you there