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Practical Tips For Parenting With Confidence
Building resilient families; what can we learn from this new normal?
I am an eternal optimist; ask my children, they find it really quite irritating. I am always telling them to focus on what the difficulty or challenge is teaching them, and what can be learnt from it. This is not to say I diminish their feelings in any way; absolutely...
Siblings; the big, bad, ugly truth of how we get in the way
It starts off innocently enough. There’s a small disagreement, voices become raised, there’s shouting, then screaming, and one of your children races to find you in floods of tears sobbing so much so that you can’t make out what they’re saying. You ask what happened...
Self Care; Why I’m Making It My Theme for 2020
At the end of each year I spend quite a bit of time time reflecting on the lessons the previous year has taught me, and I then set my goals for the next year. To help keep me on track I choose a couple of words which embody my goals in one theme. My two words for...
The lies we tell ourselves about being vulnerable; calling out the bulls**t!!
I more than most have been guilty of always presenting an ‘I’ve got it all together’ front. The “I’m perfectly in control, have my finger on every pulse I need to, and I juggle multiple things effortlessly” kind of thing. It was a persona not brought about by an ego...
Helping children become more resilient
Resilient children are more successful not only academically but also socially because their mindset sees setbacks as a natural part of life and learning. If they're not picked for the team, they know there will be a next time, if they do poorly in a test they know...
Why Parenting Books Don’t Work
If you’re anything like me as a parent you’d have bought a new book for almost every stage of your children’s development, and every behavioural challenge your kids presented you with. I even bought a book which told me about every stage of my pregnancy and felt...
Five misconceptions about children who see a therapist and their parents
I have always found it very interesting how openly parents will talk about their children needing extra support for their learning, music, or sport. Whether they need a Maths or English tutor, extra music lessons, or one to one tennis coaching. Yet when it comes to...
Helping children ‘find their voice’
I like to think of confidence and anxiety as both existing on the same continuum. At one end you have the confident child who understands their strengths and limitations but feels comfortable in their own skin. This does not mean they are extroverts; extroverts don’t...
How to help your anxious child
Parenting an anxious child can feel overwhelming as you watch your child struggle with everyday activities which other children manage, with what appears, relative ease. As a parent you can often feel isolated, embarrassed, and guilty; no-one else's child gets upset...
