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Rise and shine

· The power of a good morning routine is often under-estimated. If mornings often go from calm to frantic in a matter of minutes, you might just need to fine tune your family's routine. Here are 3 things to bear in mind to get you started ·

Let me ask you a question: Have you ever felt that mornings in your household go from calm to frantic in a matter of minutes – and that you often part ways feeling exhausted, demoralised and sad – vowing that tomorrow is going to be different? Yeah, I think we all have. Let me share…

What mask do you ask your child to wear?

· Although children might frustrate us for not listening, they rarely fail to adopt our inner and outer critic. What they see us judging in ourselves and others, becomes the very thing they struggle to accept about themselves or others. Let me share with you how you can begin to relax yours and your child's inner critic ·

The idea that we influence how our child meets the world, is perhaps not a foreign one. After all, as a responsible parent, we do see it as our job to teach our child to look people in the eye, be polite, say please and thank you and be grateful when someone gives them something….

Don’t mess up an apology with an excuse

“When you hit a wrong note – it’s the next note that makes it good or bad” Miles Davis One of the hardest things about parenting is having to accept that we aren’t always able to do and say things to our children the way we feel we should. Being a parent is fraught with…

If not threats…3 tips to fuel cooperation

· Have threats and ultimatums become your auto-response to your child's no or hesitation? Threats, while effective in the here and now, rarely give us the connection, mutual respect and trust we yearn for in our relationship with our child. But if you've ever tried to stop - you might have noticed that it's only possible, if we have an idea of what to do instead. Here's 3 things you can do instead ·

What can we do as parents when we stand face to face with a child whose agenda differs from ours.. if not giving them at threat? The threats we give our children in those moments, are tempting and a habitual way of navigating our own powerlessness in the face of conflicting agendas with our child….

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…

Who’s responsible for the atmosphere in your home?

· When our children start speaking to us in ways that we don't like it is time to get curious. Yet, often we respond to disrespectful language and harsh attitudes like it is our child's job to change the tune. Here's why this approach will make you wait a long time, and what you can do right now to re-boot unwanted dynamics ·

Responsibility. It feels like a heavy word. But for a parent the concept of responsibility isn’t exactly foreign. From the moment we meet our little human we are acutely aware of our responsibility. Which is why we do everything we do from; Making sure they have a balanced diet, that they brush their teeth, they…

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…

Boost your child’s self-esteem (4 week online parenting course)

Louise Brooks
Nov 15, 2021
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Self-esteem is the foundation of a happy life. Learn what you can do as a parent to boost your child’s self-esteem and resilience.

Raising siblings – the key to a strong sibling bond (parenting webinar)

Louise Brooks
Sep 22, 2021
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Sibling conflict is one of the greatest sources of stress for families. Learn how you can best support this relationship and keep your cool

Dare you ask?

Would you want to know how your child finds you as a parent and what your partner feels about you as a partner? Few things are easier than pointing out the various ways that our partner fails to meet our expectations and how our child’s attitude feels unreasonable. It can feel far more daunting to…

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Rise and shine

· The power of a good morning routine is often under-estimated. If mornings often go from calm to frantic in a matter of minutes, you might just need to fine tune your family's routine. Here are 3 things to bear in mind to get you started ·

What mask do you ask your child to wear?

Don’t mess up an apology with an excuse

If not threats…3 tips to fuel cooperation

Loving boundaries in motherhood / Master Class Oct 14th

Who’s responsible for the atmosphere in your home?

Are you setting a boundary or telling off?

Boost your child’s self-esteem (4 week online parenting course)

Raising siblings – the key to a strong sibling bond (parenting webinar)

Dare you ask?

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