Kids & Homework - creating a more joyful duo!
Learn simple things you can do to decrease homework issues and help your child engage with the work that needs to be done.
Self Esteem & Social Media
Do you want to help your child to build resistance to the toxic side of social media? Read on for my tips on the subject.
Smoothing the Transition to Secondary School
Help your child prepare both mentally and practically for the transition to secondary school with these simple ideas.
Facilitating Sibling Harmony
If you are feeling frustrated or overwhelmed by the bickering and rivalry, these tips are for you.
3 Things to Understand About Behaviour.
Understand 3 key things and you are on the way to having more fun with your child, parenting calmly and helping your child navigate the complexity of communicating their needs.
Building Self-Esteem in Your Child
Discover 4 common parenting traps that chip away at a child’s self-esteem and how to avoid them.
Without intending to, or realising it, we can do things that we consider to be in our child’s best interests but turn out to have a negative impact. So how do we avoid these traps and what do we do instead?
Labels & How to Avoid Them
We are told labelling our kids is a bad idea but what is it, why don’t we want to do it and how can we avoid it? Read on to find out and to discover 5 steps to prevent it from happening in your family.
How to Raise Courageous Children
Children need courage to embrace life fully so how can we help to facilitate them to be courageous?
I think there are 5 key things…
Acceptance
Attention
Appreciation
Praise in Moderation
A Courageous Role Model
A Step by Step Process to Addressing Challenging Behaviour
There are always going to be times when you want to address behaviour that isn’t acceptable. This guide will help you do so effectively while nurturing and deepening your relationship with your child.
Deepening Your Relationship with Good Questions
The answer is only as good as the question, so if we want to get to know our child on a deeper level, we need to get good at asking questions they are interested in answering!
If you want the answers to keep coming, here are some rules before you begin…
Appreciation vs Praise
Praise feels good, but appreciation goes deeper. While praise focuses on what a child does, appreciation reflects who they are. This article explains how recognising your child’s inner qualities—like creativity, focus, and kindness—builds lasting confidence, resilience, and secure self-worth, strengthening your connection and supporting their emotional development.
Read on to find out….
Listening to Your Child & Why it Matters
Listening well soothes, strengthens, and empowers our children.
And the best part?
All we have to do is be quiet.
Isn’t that liberating?