Child risk taking behaviours can cause a lot of headaches for parents. From struggling to know when to step in to the guilt-ridden trips to Accident and Emergency. We have all been there and as our kids get older and they need to be taking more risks, it can be hard to step back and […]
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Screen time – two words that pours stress, anxiety and conflict into every parent’s day. We’ve all been there – threatening our children with the loss of their favourite device, show or computer game unless they do as they are told. But does it work? Do we find ourselves being able to stick to the
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Even with screen time recommendations, guidelines and safety-nets, managing your child’s screen time expectations and usage is a challenge to every parent. It can be one of the biggest causes of tension between older children and their parents. Here is our story… You can read the first part of this story here… Why Are My
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Screen time for children can be a tricky subject to navigate. Every family is unique and a one-size-fits-all approach is often doomed to fail. And then there is this link between screen time and consequential punishment and how successful as a parenting tool it is. Here is our story… This story is part of our
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Is your school morning routine getting you down? Are you fed up of rushing around, desperately trying to shove everyone out of the door to get to school and work on time? Then it’s time to take a step back and create a brand new school morning routine that works for the whole family. Here
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Kids often have their own school morning routine and it doesn’t always align with their parents. The structure of getting ready for the school day can interrupt their early morning play. But it doesn’t always need to be a battle – here is our story… You can read the first part of this story here…
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Sometimes we assume that the best school morning routines are structured, calm and orderly. Or that as parents we need to lose valuable sleep to ensure a better start to the day. But sometimes the best way for our kids to start their days is to be able to play, laugh and be a little
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When it comes to older children sharing, I have found that the conversation becomes much more complex. The phrase “it’s mine” or “I still need it” might actually be a reasonable arguments that we can’t just gloss over as parents. So, how can we help our older children to see the benefits of sharing and
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Older kids sharing can have a great impact on your family relationships. But as kids get older, sharing can’t be forced or simply expected. Parents need to help older children to understand the value of sharing in building positive and healthy relationships with their siblings, peers and friends. Here is our story… You can read
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Older kids sharing brings a more complex power dynamic that often doesn’t have a simple right or wrong answer. But the ability to still be able to share your ‘stuff’ as you get older is a life skill that shouldn’t be ignored just because your kids are now tweens or teenagers. Sharing is a vital
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