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.

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….

The back-chatting, the eye-rolling and mono-syllabic communication start to appear in early tweens and the response I’ve heard from parents is a variety of fear and panic for what the teenage years might bring and a pang of sadness at the end of childhood. One of the biggest of these is communicating in a way that avoids arguments.

Listening well soothes, strengthens, and empowers our children.

And the best part?
All we have to do is be quiet.

Isn’t that liberating?