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Food for thought - When parents first decide to work with me I send them some questions before our first session to help them to step back and reflect on what > is really important to them. I'm told this is very... Read the article.
Dealing with Anger - I’m often contacted by parents who are shocked to discover that they are behaving in exactly the way that their parents did. They lose control and hear themselves screaming, shouting and saying horrible, hurtful things to their children that can never be unsaid. Read the article.
Truth and Lies - Being lied to doesn’t just upset parents. Most of us would say that honesty is one of our most important values, so when our children tell stories parents often hear alarm bells warning that their little angel is turning into a sociopath. In all parenting issues it‘s helpful if... Read the article.
How do you feel? - In the last couple of weeks it seems as if every news item and article has been about financial meltdown. Where does all the predictions of economic gloom leave parents and their children? Read the article.
Good Morning - I’ve always hated the way that shops start advertising school uniforms and pencil sets before the summer holidays have barely begun. There’s something bittersweet about going back to school after the summer, the return of the drudgery of the weekday routine... Read the article.
Inappropriate Behavior - Why saying ‘inappropriate’ is ‘unacceptable’ for parents. Recently a report was published on the way in which some words fall out of use, while others frequently change their meaning. Read the article.
The Joy of Boredom - The long summer holidays are here and the papers and magazines are full of ideas for ways to entertain your children. Read the article.
You'll miss them when they've gone.
She’s Leaving Home. Bye-bye. (Or he.) - If you were in Ikea last week you can’t have failed to have notice lots of teenagers and parents filling their trolleys with duvets, plates and tin openers. Or you many have seen them in overloaded cars going up and down the motorway. Or you might even have... Read the article.
Child support - When educating your little one, it’s not all about teaching facts and figures. Learning about emotions is a vital element, too. You’re a model parent – from solving quadratic equations to researching Henry VIII’s wives ... Read the article.
Family Parties - It doesn't matter whether it is Eid, Passover, Christmas or something else entirely that you are celebrating - all families have a horrible ... Read the article.
Emotional Intelligence - Many of the parents I meet in workshops and courses and those who contact me through my website want tips and techniques to 'just get my children to just do as their told.' While I do offer tools that can be useful in encouraging co-operation and help you to get on better ... Read the article.
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