it is said that Milo of Croton built his strength to lift a fully grown cow, by lifting it every day from birth. as the calf grew, so did milo’s strength. is it the same with learning a new language? if i learn a new word or phrase every day, then at the end of […]
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about
Hello. I am Hakea. We are a family of a Mum, Dad, three boys, and three dogs. We live a simple life in a small weatherboard abode and urban block in the Blue Mountains of Australia.
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I work five days per week with children and families, talking about different ways of being, knowing, and doing. I write about being in a family and working with families, living with kids and working with kids.
from the heart…
- pull-ups, not put-downs
- reblog: a quick tour through the inner workings of your child’s mind
- lying
- backchatting
- kid’s skills
- pedlars parade and conscientious shopping
- weird dinners
- soccerday
- leaving it to dad
- more talk about friendship, and taking a fall
- it’s been a hard week
- the benefits of being busy
- pug awakenings and arrival of the sock monster
- reconnecting after school
- empathy hotline
- guppies, the fifth element, and yes!
- only in the present
- climbing trees, gardening, and mobilo
- be the change
- school holiday fun
- he’s doing it for the attention
- fear versus love
- acknowledging feelings
- pug puppy, waterslides, and sunny boys
- last for 2012
- how quickly they grow
- talking with kids
- spending time
- bikes, boys, and being mum
- the unveiling of so much sound
- one little word
- some reflections on belonging & connection
- if i had my child to raise all over again…
- walking with
- full of wonder
- being there
- from little things big things grow
- kids in the kitchen garden
- conscientious consumers
- drop a love bomb
in the past…
hanging out at
visiting
- 6512 and growing
- a beautiful place of the world
- aha! parenting
- an everyday story
- breath of green air
- che and fidel
- child therapy and mental health
- dreaming the world
- geoff ferguson
- inside journeys
- janet lansbury
- magpie girl
- mirth and motivation
- our simple days
- phrogmom
- psychalive
- qed insight
- silver sparrow
- team oyeniyi
- the artful abuela
- the skyteahouse
January 16, 2011
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