Category Archives: Parenthood

Articles that are particularly relevant or helpful to parents.

Book Review: “I, Robot” by Isaac Asimov

Posted on 8 July, 2016 by fourbirdseducation

One of the most important responsibilities of a parent is choosing appropriate reading material for their children. Books contain a wealth of ideas, and while exploring different ideas is a good activity for adults to do on a regular basis, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire Bird, Parenthood, Teacherhood | Tagged asimov, book analysis, book review, children's reading, communist infiltration, communist propaganda, communist writer, comprehension exercise, critical thinking, critical thinking exercise, cultural marxism, dangerous book, dangerous ideas, Education, evidence of bias in science fiction, harmful ideas, politics in fiction, reading, reading list, robots in literature, science fiction, teenage reading | 1 Comment

But What About Socialisation?

Posted on 22 June, 2016 by aliceklassen

Any homeschooling family will tell you that one of the most frequently heard objections to their educational choice is “socialisation”. Though generally well-meaning, but often ill-informed, people will always bring this one up. They are concerned that your child, being … Continue reading →

Posted in Adulthood, Homeschooling, Parenthood | Tagged bullying, Children, Education, friendships, HomeSchool, homeschooling, mental health, psychology, relationships, resilience, self-esteem, self-love, self-respect, sociolising, sociology | Leave a comment

How Schools Encourage Co-dependency

Posted on 18 May, 2016 by fourbirdseducation

Co-dependence is a technical word for what people used to refer to as “battered wife/husband syndrome” where one person in the relationship completely sacrifices their freedom and well-being to take care of the other person who takes them for granted. Such people see themselves as responsible for managing the feelings of the other person. They falsely believe they are in control of the other person’s feelings and deny the other person’s responsibility for their own problems.

There is a twelve point checklist used as a guide to determine if a person is co-dependent. Let us go through this list of items one by one and see how the public school system encourages this pathological approach to relationships. Continue reading →

Posted in Adulthood, Parenthood, Teacherhood, Water Bird | Tagged anxiety, child abuse, Children, co-dependence, dysfunction, Education, harming children, identity cults, maturity, mental health, personal growth, psychology, relationships, schooling, self-apathy, self-esteem, self-value, statism, Teacher | Leave a comment

Understanding Psychological Projection

Posted on 19 July, 2014 by fourbirdseducation

Psychological projection is close to the top of my list of things I consider to be essential knowledge for everyone to know and understand. While you will typically find no shortage of psychologists ready to point out to you that … Continue reading →

Posted in Adulthood, Parenthood, Teacherhood, Water Bird | Tagged Communication, critique, empathy, essential knowledge, innovation, mental illness, miscommunication, misunderstanding, projection, Psychological projection, psychology, relationships, sympathy, understanding | Leave a comment

Emotional Strength

Posted on 15 October, 2013 by fourbirdseducation

Could you ever imagine having a conversation with someone about their house, specifically that their house was on fire and would soon be burned completely to the ground? Yet, after informing this person that their house was on fire, they … Continue reading →

Posted in Adulthood, Parenthood, Water Bird | Tagged acceptance, Books, Conversation, Emotion, feelings, intrapersonal, intrapsychic, mental health, mindfulness, personal growth, psychology, self-awareness, self-knowledge, soul, soulfulness, stoicism, Thought, wisdom | Leave a comment

Homeschooling in Australia

Posted on 15 August, 2013 by fourbirdseducation

When I tell people that I am working on a business that promotes and supports homeschooling one of the first questions people ask me is how many children are homeschooled in Australia. Typically I can immediately bring up statistics for … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Bird, Education News, Homeschooling, News, Parenthood | Tagged ABC news, Australia, bias, Education, Herald Sun, HomeSchool, homeschooling, mainstream media, media bias, news, report, State school, statistics | Leave a comment

Introducing Narcissism

Posted on 12 August, 2013 by fourbirdseducation

Narcissism is term you have probably heard used often in psychological contexts, but I want to stress here that when I talk about narcissism on this website I am actually using a lot of my own ideas. My definition of … Continue reading →

Posted in Adulthood, Parenthood, Teacherhood, Water Bird | Tagged Borderline Personality Disorder, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Disorders, DSM, Health, Mental disorder, mental health, narcissism, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, psychology, Rosenhan experiment, self-esteem | 1 Comment

Book: Will I Ever Be Good Enough?

Posted on 18 July, 2013 by fourbirdseducation

Since I read a lot of books about psychology, relationships, mental health and related topics, I will post reviews of books that I have read. This time I am writing about a book that helped me a great deal to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adulthood, Books, Parenthood, Water Bird | Tagged book, Karyl McBride, mental health, narcissism, Narcissistic, narcissistic daughters, narcissistic families, narcissistic mothers, Narcissistic parents, narcissistic personality disorder, Personality, self-esteem, self-help | 1 Comment

How to Self-Discipline Your Child

Posted on 10 July, 2013 by fourbirdseducation

One of the most common complaints from parents and teachers concerns how one should discipline children, and yes, you read the title of this post right. This will not be another article explaining how important rules are and how essential … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire Bird, Parenthood, Teacherhood | Tagged anxiety, Best interests, Child, Child discipline, Children, compliance, disciplinary, discipline, Home, obedience, Parent, perfectionism, Reinforcement, rule based, rule based discipline, Rule of thumb, rules, Scissors, self-discipline, Teacher, training, values | 1 Comment

Introducing Self-Esteem

Posted on 9 July, 2013 by fourbirdseducation

Self-esteem is a topic we are going to be talking about a great deal at Four Birds Education because it is the core of good mental health and consequently the core of the Water Bird theme. So it is entirely … Continue reading →

Posted in Adulthood, Parenthood, Teacherhood, Water Bird | Tagged apathy, false-love, guilt, healing, identity cults, innner peace, loathing, love, maturity, mental health, narcissism, negativity, personal growth, pride, psychology, self-apathy, self-esteem, self-healing, self-loathing, self-love, self-nurturing, self-protecting, self-value, shame, spiritual well-being, well-being | 1 Comment