How can I tell if we have a pubescent teen in the house? Besides the obvious signs—physical development, change in voice, and greater peer orientation – the waning level of…
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· 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…
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…
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…
When the parenting tools don’t work
· As a well-read parent you know many of the strategies offered by parenting experts, you've bought the books and know the theory. But there is a sense that despite the best will in the world, the tools are not enough. This is a familiar but less talked about block to parenting more consciously ·
These days it is pretty easy to know a lot about many things. On social media the squares are filled with sage advice, memes and expert opinion neatly presented and…
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…
Manners… please!
· We can make our child say 'please and thank you' but we cannot make our child feel grateful. How then, do we go about raising genuinely grateful children who are able to offer a sincere apology? ·
One of the many things I love about British culture is the politeness. The many phrases available in the English language express gratitude and apology. Contrast that by my native…
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…
With the year drawing to a close, now is a good time to spend a little time in quiet reflection before heading into the new year on auto pilot. Because you…
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….
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