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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…

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 easy to agree with in theory. Yet, one thing is to be able to wrap our intellectual mind around a concept – it is quite…

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 Denmark where we take a more relaxed to manners. For starters, the word ‘please’ doesn’t exist in the Danish language. I am pro manners, as…

10 New Years practices to reboot your family life in 2022

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 are ever changing – your family dynamics shift too. This is good news. Because, no matter what is going on in your family right now,…

6 things I would have liked to know before my child started school

Your child starting school is a big day for both him and yourself. Goodbye nursery or childminder – HELLO to a whole new world. As a mum of two – about to go into year 2 and year 5 – I would like to share with you what I wish I’d known before my children…

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…

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…

Raising a strong-willed child (webinar Sept 9th)

One of the most challenging aspects of parenting is staying sane in the face of our children’s counter-will. There are many words for what happens when our children refuse to cooperate with us; opposition defiance or stubbornness. The list goes on. And in the heat of the moment it can feel almost impossible to not…

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…

The number one reason you have conflicts with your child

Have you ever found it hard not to set the record straight when your child tells you that you’re rude or ALWAYS say no and JUST DON’T GET IT? If so – you are completely normal. It can feel almost impossible to resist the urge to contradict and defend against what can feel like an…

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