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The Preugs

5 days ago
3 min

Why Do You Want To Become An Author?

When I started to write my books years ago, I was often asked by people, “Why do you want to become an author?”

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The Preugs

Jul 16
4 min

What True Leadership Is All About

It is essential if anyone is in leadership or considering going into it really asks themselves the question “What is true leadership?"

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The Preugs

Jul 10
4 min

Stand Up For What You Believe In

What do you do when you're faced with something that goes against your beliefs? It's important to take a stand for what you believe in ...

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The Preugs

Jul 3
3 min

Get Off Your Phone And Spend Time With Your Child

The overuse of devices is increasingly becoming a huge problem in many ways. What messages are parents sending to their children?

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The Preugs

Jun 26
4 min

Enough Is Enough – Stop The Bullying

It is so true - children learn from the actions of adults.

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The Preugs

Jun 19
4 min

Why Enthusiasm Is Important In Teaching.

It’s glaringly obvious which teachers wanted to be somewhere else, were not really interested and only there for the money/ to have a job.

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The Preugs

Jun 13
4 min

5 Ways To Raise A Strong And Independent Daughter

Part of being strong and independent is accepting you will fail but also knowing that this is an excellent opportunity to learn.

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The Preugs

May 15
3 min

Homeschooling - 5 Tips For Parents

I am so thankful I have homeschooled my 4 children over the last 18yrs, as they have had great success.

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The Preugs

May 5
4 min

The Benefits Of Grandparents Spending Time With Grandchildren

Our grandparents might possess a different set of talents that can be taught to their grandchildren.

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The Preugs

Apr 17
3 min

How Do I Cope With An Anxious Child?

How do I cope with an anxious child? The answer is: in the same way you would like to be treated when you experience anxiousness.

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The Preugs

Apr 3
4 min

Why Is It So Important For Girls To Have Hobbies And Interests?

I have really been enjoying doing research for my 4th book –on girls’ hobbies and interests - employing a hands-on approach of course!

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The Preugs

Mar 20
4 min

Coronaviras Quarantine: Things To Do With My Children At Home.

There are so many amazing and fun things to do if you find yourself at home with your children.

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Jacqui Preugschat

Feb 12
4 min

5 Tips To Foster Emotional Intelligence In Childhood

What is Emotional Intelligence? Emotional Intelligence (or EQ) is the ability to comprehend, put into action, and deal with your own emot...

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Jacqui Preugschat

Feb 3
1 min

Tessa’s Books Of Elegance – Books To Inspire Girls To Encourage and Show Kindness to One Another

In a world where pulling each other down and being critical towards one another is becoming a ‘norm’- Tessa’s Books Of Elegance encourag...

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Jacqui Preugschat

May 16, 2019
1 min

BRISBANE AUTHORS MEETUP – AGE NO BARRIER

It’s always exciting to see who I will meet at my Brisbane Authors Meetup once a month! And this month was no exception with the famous a...

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Jacqui Preugschat

Mar 18, 2019
1 min

A HANDMADE INVITATION - A KEEPSAKE

How beautiful it is to receive a handmade invitation – knowing that someone took the time to design, decorate and make it with love just ...

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Jacqui Preugschat

Mar 10, 2019
1 min

TALENTS – Share The Love!

Over time I had noticed that technology had suddenly and dramatically influenced children in a lot of ways. Not all bad - however it can ...

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Jacqui Preugschat

Mar 4, 2019
1 min

SHARING IS CARING

One of the most excellent things about ‘The Lovely, Beautiful And Very Elegant Tea Party’ is that you can make/create/design everything i...

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Jacqui Preugschat

Mar 4, 2019
1 min

ENTHUSIASM CATCHES ON! - Enthusiasm an essential ingredient!

As I said in my last post about marketing – ‘there’s no point unless you are absolutely in love with your book and have an absolute passi...

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Jacqui Preugschat

Feb 28, 2019
3 min

Being Thankful Is A Choice

In every Tessa Book I encourage thankfulness! Every day we have a choice to be thankful. Thankful for where we live, the people in our li...

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