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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

Positive Psychology in Parenting

Having recently returned from the Second Australian Positive Psychology in Education Symposium I am buoyed by the passion and commitment of the educators, psychologist, counsellors, coaches and practitioners that attended. This article will focus on some of the key takeaways from the Symposium and how we can integrate this into our parenting. Positive psychology finds its roots in the humanistic psychology of the 20th century, which focused heavily on happiness and fulfilment. It is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

Golf Mind Play: The Gremlin Inside Of Your Head

Is negative thinking causing you to lose confidence in your game? Since the brain controls the body’s actions, we can assume that positive thinking produces positive results. Unfortunately, positive thinking is not always easy to come by, especially in a society where self-deprecation is ...

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

Teenagers And Button Pushing: What Is It That Makes You See Red?

Some of my coaching this month has prompted me to explore the button pushing phenomenon with my clients. During this newsletter we will answer the following questions: What is the label on that button on my chest? What is my automatic reaction to it being pushed? What is the result of that ...

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

An Attitude of Gratitude

"A felt sense of wonder, thankfulness & appreciation for life" Robert Emmons Gratitude is one of those things that we wish the teenagers of today showed more of. Often, as parents, we forget to express our own gratitude for the people and things we have in our lives that make it so special. Teens model their parent’s behaviour so start today with showing an attitude of gratitude and your teens will begin to as well!

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

Teenage Sleep Habits

As kids move into the teen years there is a distinct change in their sleeping patterns. As any parent of a teenager knows, trying to wake a sleeping adolescent can be, to put it mildly, difficult. They are often grumpy and monosyllabic until later in the day. It can also be as much of a ...

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

Praise v Encouragement

The problem with praise We praise people, especially children not only to get them to do good work but to encourage them to develop good values and healthy self esteem. However praise is usually focused on the end result not on the quality of the child to achieve that result. E.g. "What a great result you got on that exam" rather tha "wow you worked really hard and put in a great effort to get an excellent result - well done!" This can lead to kids becoming approval junkies. It is a way of using and perpetuating our children's dependence on us.

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

Enabling v Empowering

All parents want their kids to feel good about themselves and at the same time develop inner resources so that they can make good responsible choices when you are not around to guide them. The distinction that I would like to draw on in this newsletter is enabling v empowering.

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

Narcissistic, Needy or Normal? What is really going on with my teen's behaviour?

Teens by definition are narcissistic. They are at a time in their life where narcissistic behaviour is both natural and can be healthy. Unless of course you are seeing amoral or criminal behaviour on an ongoing basis.

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

Alcohol and the Teenage Brain

What the latest research is saying! The Teenage brain is still under construction and with new modern imaging technology scientists can actually view the human brain while it is alive and functioning. Neuroscience can help parents understand the importance of delaying their teens' alcohol ...

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

Responsible Risk Taking

Raising resilient teenagers Webster's dictionary defines resilience as "an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change". Teenagers learn to understand the depths of their resourcefulness and resilience through adverse conditions such as failure, disappointment, loneliness, grief and sadness.

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

Golf Mind Play: Playing in the Present

How can you eliminate those distracting thoughts that keep popping up in your mind? Achieving an optimal mental state of clarity before each shot involves removing all thoughts of the past and future and focusing on the present task. By clearing the mind of distractions that are unrelated to ...

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

Teenage Affluenza

Teenage Affluenza Is this an epidemic fuelled by parents? Is life too easy? Life is so easy for too many children; they don't know what it means to work hard to acquire their desires. They ask for and are given just about everything they want far too easily. We are in a generation of excess. ...

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

What Every Parent Should Know About Alcohol And The Teenage Brain

We hear cases of it all the time. Teenagers, who have been experimenting with alcohol, sometimes have horrendous, harmful consequences both physically and mentally. What many parents may not be aware of is that according to recent studies, your teenager's experimentation with alcohol could also ...

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

Is Text Messaging Contributing to Teenage Sleep Deprivation

Most kids go to sleep with their phone plugged in right by their heads. Every ping of an incoming message is a temptation to pick up the phone. They know talking on the phone might wake up their parents, but if they text, it probably won't. Teens are famously sleep-deprived already, but experts ...

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Tracy TresidderRecently published1 topic

Golf Mind Play: When Over-thinking Becomes a Hazard

What makes golf appear so easy when it really is quite challenging? There are few games where you actually hit a stationary ball. Beginners often assume that golf must be an easy game because a carefully contrived formula is used when teeing off, using irons, chipping or putting, as opposed to ...

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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