Praise is nice where appreciation is awesome. So what is the difference and why does it matter to our children that we know?
Read on to find out….
How To Put Yourself First - Because You're Worth It!
You might be wondering how on earth you can find time to put yourself first with everything there is to be done, especially if you have a family to look after. It may even feel like a selfish thing to do, but the truth is, finding time for self-care and prioritising your health and well-being benefits not just you, but your whole family.
So, what is self-care and how do we make it happen? The self-care I’m talking about is looking after ourselves from the inside out.
Letting Go of Guilt
After becoming a parent, however, guilt takes on a whole new intensity. Both mums and dads feel it, but it seems to latch onto mums. As the guilt is about the same person – your child – every single time, it has the capacity to grow exponentially, but there are ways to halt guilt’s march so read on…
These Trucks - Read to Feel Better!
Oh my goodness half of me wants to throw them away and the other half might keep them forever. Here's why...
My son got these years ago and we decided to make them in the holidays. He mixed the plaster of Paris, put them in the mould, tapped the bubbles out, they set, we took them out - that was fun and the powder, liquid, solid bit was educational too. So far so good..
Communicating with Teens (& Tweens)
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. Actually, once in full swing of parenting the teenage years, most parents say it’s not so bad. They do, however, acknowledge that it has challenges! One of the biggest of these is communicating in a way that avoids arguments.
Why Listening to Our Children is Important
Listening to your child with half an ear while you do something else isn’t the kind of listening we’re talking about here! To parent well listening is a skill you need to learn so here's why it matters and how to do it.
When we are listening in a way that benefits our child, we are listening to…