Children and their opinions

Date 5 January 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
When I was growing up children weren’t encouraged to have opinions. Today life is very different, as children from an early age are encouraged to form their own opinions and that’s something I welcome; but unless their opinions are aired in an appropriate way; their opinions could be inappropriately placed.…
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New outcomes

Date 3 January 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Sometimes new outcomes can leave us emotionally stuck. Although we believe the outcome is right, it’s never easy working on a new outcome, once we’ve we left the old one behind. A new acceptance If something happens and we have no choice but to move on, a new level of…
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Intentions and Resolutions

Date 2 January 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
We all have good intentions and countless resolutions we want to make, when it comes to the New Year. The hard part is sticking to them. I work on being better during the year, so when it comes to the New Year, I’ve already changed what I need. We start…
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Patience of JOB

Date 30 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Have you noticed that when someone loses patience with you, it’s often not because of something you said, but something they’re struggling with? You know they’re losing their patience with you, because they’re being unreasonable on something you said that was totally reasonable. Stressful situations will always culminate in us…
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A holiday cancelled

Date 29 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s not been an easy decision, but after weeks of deliberation having booked a short break in October for this coming week, our holiday is being cancelled, postponed for another time. We’ll book another short break when my health is more reliable and we can all make it. In the…
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Sibling Rivalry

Date 27 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
It doesn’t matter how many brothers or sisters we have, there will always be an element of rivalry, which unfortunately for most, lasts long after childhood. Sibling Rivalry Sibling rivalry happens where children feel they have to compete for the attention of their parents, particularly if they’re getting very little…
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My holiday concerns

Date 26 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Recently my blogs seem to be about me, perhaps it’s because I’m still not settled. The last time my family had a holiday was before my mother passed nearly 6 years ago. Now that we have decided to take a short break in January, I’m worried I won’t be able…
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My thoughts today

Date 18 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
The last few days, knowing what I know about the tragic circumstances surrounding the Sandy Hook school have made all that I deal with, pale into insignificance. Today my thoughts go out to each and every parent, sibling and to the families who were personally touched by this tragedy ...
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Diluting the truth

Date 16 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
How many of us dilute the truth or don’t say what the truth is to avoid confrontation, or to get ourselves out of a fix? Problems don’t just go away Of course, doing things this way, will never resolve the initial problem and it won’t make the problem go away.…
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Calling time

Date 14 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
There comes a time in our life when having tried everything, we find ourselves calling time on our relationship. Sometimes it’s because we feel we have no choice, but perhaps it doesn’t always mean the other person’s ready to call time. When the other person is unreasonable, selfish and uncharitable…
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Emotional control

Date 10 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I have always had people in my life who have used emotional manipulation to get what they want. Emotional manipulation is all about control. But we can free ourselves from its grasp as long as we understand and stop it early enough. Manipulation Those who choose to manipulate in this…
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Families

Date 5 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
It is a sad reality that some of us will grow up with little or no meaningful in their family, where others will grow up with a special bond that will last a lifetime. Generally, children form bonds with their family first and then extended family and in many circumstances…
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