Do you wish you could change how you respond to your child's behaviour? Have thought about the role your assumptions play? This will help. The assumptions you make about your child’s behaviour fuel your response.Imagine the scenario:It’s dinner time, you call your child to come to...
You don’t have a problem with shouting. That’s the surface, the reaction, the explosion that says ‘enough!’ It’s entirely reasonable to expect that when someone is pushed to their limits they might blow. We aren’t super-human, even if we try to be. Our lives are complicated....
“Stop nagging me to stop nagging you!” Nagging is something we fall into doing, usually knowing full well that its not the best way of motivating our kids. When I hear myself do it I get sick of the sound of my own voice very quickly...
Godzilla is the sea monster with the massive, furious roar. You may know him from the latest film, or if (like me) you grew up in the 80s perhaps you remember the cartoon with its stomping theme tune ‘Up from the depths, thirty stories high,...
“Children do not do what we say; they do what we do” ‘Children do not do what we say; they do what we do’ is a cliche we can use to our advantage. I like to make life as easy as possible, as quickly as possible...
Think of a Teddy Bear - cuddly, calming, reassuring, something to hold onto when the world feels like a scary place. Dr Suzanne Zeedyk a researcher on child development introduced the idea of the ‘Internal Teddy Bear’ to explain 'self-regulation' - our ability to regulate strong...
I get asked this question from time to time and it’s easy to answer with a list of the courses I run but that wouldn’t really answer the question. In my social media bio I’ve summed it up with the sentence: ‘Bringer of calm, clarity and...
Why babies have trouble with reflux, wind and constipation and how you can help them. In baby massage class this is a frequent topic of conversation for new parents. Baby’s immature and sensitive digestive systems may result in a number of digestive complaints. Wind and constipation...
We all have instincts. We all have ways of knowing but sometimes we are not tuned in, or maybe our judgement is clouded by other factors. When we don't act in alignment with instinct we feel it in our body as it creates tension. How can...
Why are we still so shocked, unprepared and frequently flattened by becoming a mother? Mainly because we’re preparing for the un-prepare-able. Go onto Amazon and you’ll see a whole book section on ‘Motherhood’ and if you Google ‘Becoming a Mother’ you’re not going to be short on...