boundaries

Boost your child’s self-esteem (4 week online parenting course, starting May 3rd)

· Self-esteem is the foundation of a happy life. Give your child the gift of a strong inner compass and learn how to boost your child's self-esteem both in moments of discipline and when life is going great. ·

As a parent, we all want for our child to feel confident and deserving enough to take a big bite out of life. To share themselves and their talents with the world without being held back by fear of judgement or getting things wrong. Above all, we want them to know that their worth doesn’t…

Do you ‘pendulum parent’?

I’m not a fan of the terms that are so often used to describe and critique parents; Those, feel to me like passive aggressive digs at parents at doing the best they know how. And rarely make parenting feel any easier. When we sum up a parent’s behaviour in that way, we easily overlook the…

Retreat Evening for Mums

Louise Brooks
Jan 14, 2023
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Relax, stretch, soften and nourish your body and mind together with like minded mums in the gorgeous Bisley yurt. ·

Evening Retreat for Mums

· Relax, stretch, soften and nourish your body and mind together with like minded mums in the gorgeous Bisley yurt. ·

Join parenting coach, Louise Brooks and yoga and meditation teacher, Charlie Leigh for a wonderfully nurturing evening retreat in the beautiful Bisley Yurt this January. Following a busy and social season it is time to exhale and give youself permission to regroup and connect to yourself, your values and your body and mind. This is…

Loving boundaries in motherhood / Master Class Oct 14th

In the name of peace and love, we go far as mums. And it is often not clear until we’ve reached our limit and lost our temper, that we have stretched, given and absorbed too much to be able to set a clear and loving boundary. But have you ever wondered; • What is the…

Are you setting a boundary or telling off?

If no didn’t feature heavily in your vocabulary pre parenthood, this little word has most certainly crept into your everyday language since becoming a parent. Kids constantly want. It’s how their development is propelled although at times it can feel like nature made a mistake. I mean; Cake before breakfast?! Playing hide and seek for…

Is your toddler driving you crazy?

· The toddler years are trying for a parent. One minute they are sweet and adorable and the next they erupt in emotions that make it hard for us to keep a cool head and warm heart. Whether you parent a toddler or anyone who behaves like one, this will help you to steer the ship during the big storms ·

“I can’t take it anymore” This mum had had enough of her son’s volatile outbursts and hurtful language. One minute he would stroke her face lovingly, and the next he would slap her and scream because she told him to stop using her as a climbing frame. “He is so demanding and he just does…

Just don’t react

These words of wisdom are often offered by us when conflict erupts between our children; when our youngest copies our oldest – and our oldest is about to lose it. “Just don’t react” If only it were that easy for a child. Or for us, for that matter. Because the truth is, irrespective of our…

Are you dreading your child’s reaction?

· There is more to saying no than merely uttering this two letter word. The fact that our child's reaction is out of our control can make it tempting to stretch further than we actually want to in the pursuit of keeping the peace. But - there is a price to pay ·

Louise Brooks
All blog posts, Parenting Tips, Toddlers, Tweens and Teens, Uncategorized
Apr 30, 2021
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If you were to be given a coin for every time your child asks you a question that requires you to say yes or no – and often RIGHT NOW – you would be laughing all the way to the bank. Numerous times a day we get to flex our boundary setting muscles which should…

When the grandparents interfere

“We’ve had none of that behaviour when they were with us”… you hear your mother-in-law say when you pick up your children after a much deserved night off and your children seem to melt down the minute they see you. Explaining to your child’s grandparent that this is what children do where they feel safe…

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