About Me

Want to know about me?

Whenever I pick up a new book or search a new web site, I always want
to know something about the author and their expertise, experience and understanding of their subject too.



So let me introduce myself.

I'm Helen, the editor of this website and I was born in clean, green New Zealand.

I am a parent counselor and family educator.
My life's robust experiences created a strong interest in relationships and human development, and in understanding the psychology of grief and loss.

This led to studies in Transactional Analysis, Progressive Counseling and Gestalt Therapy. Throughout my adult life I have worked almost continuously as a counselor and parent educator, renewing my commitment through regular participation in supervision and learning.

Living for some years in a meditation and retreat center, where I worked as a counselor and a teacher of yoga and meditation has also had an impact on my way of being.






My greatest life's work has been as a mother - parenting, raising, loving, enjoying and educating my four, now grown children.

I am immensely proud of them as people and see each one as my finest advertisement for success in the field of parenting.

Discovering the depth and breadth of motherhood and being a parent still constitutes one of life's greatest joys for me.







Nowadays I am also a proud grandmother to wee Jamie.

His delightful photos help to bring this website alive, and it was his joyous presence in our lives that gave me the added impetus to share my experiences of parenting.

I guess you could say that Consistent Parenting Advice.com grew out of my delight in being a grandmother and through my admiration of my daughter and son in law's parenting styles.





Since childhood, books have always been my greatest delight, and study and education have been one of the hallmarks of my life. Nowadays, writing has become my greatest passion.

As a mature student, I put my passion for reading, writing and research to work while gaining a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. Studying Psychology, Anthropology and History also equipped me for embracing cultural diversity through my experiences as a regular traveler.

I love to travel and explore, and have been blessed to be able to live and work abroad in some amazing countries such as Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates.




While continuing to travel regularly, my other passion is writing this web site. I share this passion with my eldest daughter, who is the editor of Baby Books Guide.com

This is a site for parents by parents, where you will find recommended books for your baby and about your baby as well as many other resources needed in the first three years.




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Happy Consistent Parenting!

Helen

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