Ways to Manage Whining in Parenting
Whining: Why Children Do It and How to Stay Calm Whining tends to top most parents’ list of irritating behaviours, and it’s not just toddlers, older children do it too.
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5 Strategies to Teach Your Child Self-Control
Self-control, in a nutshell, is your child’s ability to regulate themselves. A few everyday examples: waiting patiently in a queue, tolerating frustration, holding back an impulse, or planning ahead rather
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Are you ready for Family Meetings?
Family meetings are one of my favourite positive parenting tools, and as a family practitioner, talking within a family context is simply how I work. Many parents are unsure whether
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Praise and Encourage for Change, my Top Tips on using Praise Effectively
It is tempting, when things at home feel hard, to focus on what is going wrong. When you are in my sessions, most parents naturally want to talk about the
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Managing your Child’s Anger using Positive Discipline
Anger is one of the most common themes I see in my clinic. It is something we all struggle to manage well, in ourselves as much as in our children.
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