Parenting is one of life’s most enjoyable and rewarding roles, but for busy professionals, it can also feel like one of the most challenging.

After my divorce, I suddenly Woke Up!

I realised that I needed to stop spoiling my children. Once I managed to see how I was creating all the dramas, and stopped, we were all happier.

I didn’t want to repeat myself, nag, or ignore back-chat any more. I was just too busy. And, instead of explaining myself and constantly trying to convince my kids to do anything, thinking I was being fair, I found myself yelling and frustrated, pushed to my limits.

I knew this wasn’t helping anyone to feel safe, supported or respected, especially myself.

Like most mums and dads I meet, all I wanted was to raise happy, well-adjusted kids who didn’t grow up to be lazy or entitled.

Once I decided that it was better to raise capable, resilient children, I organised weekly family meetings.

That was when things changed.

I spoke to the children as if they were intelligent, which they were, we got on board to create a TEAM that worked together, making it fair and fun but I also insisted that what was agreed to wasn’t just words, it happened.

Sibling rivalry was never a problem, that I noticed… but always speaking to each other with respect was high on the agenda. I’ve always believed that respect for others leads to self-respect.

And it just worked.

What a gift that was for all of us. Suddenly, we had other parents asking, ‘What happened???’

Even I was amazed at the rapid transformation, so much so that I decided to stop just coaching women and after studying Early Childhood Development in 2003, I began coaching parents and children inside a simple system I developed over years of hands-on, ‘real life’ experience called ‘Role Model Parenting’.

From settling newborns to navigating the challenges of tweens and teens, my parenting approach of FAIR FIRM and FUN is exactly what children love and parents love too.

Balancing structure with fun is the trick.

Can you imagine, no more moodiness, power struggles, sibling rivalry, or backchat— just stronger relationships and a home filled with mutual respect and wonderful memories.

We parents often feel that it’s all about the children, but guess what, it’s really all about you!

This is your family, your life, and your kids.

Respecting and caring for ourselves is a priority; we come first, just like on the plane - you put the oxygen mask on yourself first.

It’s been over 20 years now, and I’ve found that introducing modalities, such as Reiki and Hypnosis, has helped turn parents who want resilient, capable children, without shattering their own self-worth or their children’s, into confident superhero mums and dads.

My book, Who Put the Kids in Charge? is helping families worldwide Wake Up to the fact that we have become less connected, so now more than ever, we need our families to be more supportive and loving to each other.

To me, there is nothing more important than creating strong family bonds that empower our children to become everything they’re meant to be.

Together, we can make family life happier, calmer, and more connected for this and every generation to come. It’s time to break those damaging, generational family dynamics forever.

This stops with you - you are the torch bearer, the loving leader who is respected in the family and adored for life. I’m living proof.

Why not try “The Quick Fix” so that we get to know each other while solving your immediate challenges?