Respectful Parenting
How to be the best parent you can be by connecting with your child and holding your boundaries respectfully.
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Why can't they just listen?
Do this ⬇️Though it FEELS like it in the moment, your child isn't trying to wind you up.Just because they CAN put on their shoes doesn't mean they have all...
Dropping an old-school parenting belief
Outdated ⬇️It's worth stopping to think about whether you're operating on some vintage parenting beliefs that our grandparents used to use. Many are ingrained into us without us realising or...
They're only little once
About today ⬇️August has been asking to go bowling for weeks now. Not sure why - he hasn't been in years.The cheapest place to go was timezone, but when we...
3 Signs your child is struggling but can't tell you
Watch & Listen ⬇️Kids don't have the words or the maturity to express to us with words that they're having a hard time.They SHOW us that with their actions, play...
My kid pushed another kid
NOT NAUGHTY ⬇️⬇️Our kids KNOW that pushing, shoving and hitting are ‘bad’ behaviours. They most often don’t WANT to hurt someone else, but it’s the FASTEST way to communicate in...
Parenting Respectfully ≠ Being Passive
Kids are allowed feelingsHolding space for feelings is so important. Kids need to be able to feel the full array of emotions life throws at them, just like we do....
What to say instead of 'Good Job!'
Try this 👇Praise is SO GREAT and we should always be looking to notice the good things our kids do more than we notice and comment on their not so...
Your child's brain, why they're misbehaving and how to help when they're losing it
What to do ⬇️Sometimes our kids seem to lose it over the smallest things, like what colour cup they drink from or suddenly deciding they don't want something they've asked...
Help! My toddler won't stop throwing toys
“stop throwing” doesn’t work. Here’s what does.Our kids need to learn how to throw and they obviously want to practice this skill. We just often don’t like to see it...
Girls have got this!
GIRLS HAVE GOT THIS.Some research into parent interactions with kids has found that parents are more likely to support their boys to take risks and be brave, and more likely...
Behaviour Tip
Time for a behaviour change.Imagine knowing something BIG is going to happen but not knowing when? Imagine someone tells you you're going somewhere tomorrow but you don't know what tomorrow...
What to say when your child hates hearing "no"
When “no” feels like “yes”.Imagine your boss just shutting down every idea you’ve ever had with a “no” or by physically stopping you?! You’d feel SO undervalued and micromanaged. Like...
Easy Play Idea: Wool out all the stops
Play is learning. Taking notice of what your child does with things and then giving them other resources to do that same thing helps their development. August loves to tie...
Building our Childrens' Body Confidence
Your child's body is perfect and so is yours.Can you imagine your child hating their body like you do yours?! It doesn't bare thinking about. I'm not expecting that one...
Reasons your Toddler might be Hitting you
They're acting their age.You haven't got a "naughty" child. There's no such thing as naughty. You have a child with an under developed brain who is acting like a child...
My son won't share with his sister, what can I do?
Sharing isn’t caring. Your child can’t share and that’s okay. It’s developmentally appropriate for our under five year olds to find it difficult to give away the thing that they’re...
Teaching Children to be Safe Around Animals
Sometimes hurting animals can become a pattern for kids. Not because they want to inflict harm, but because it has such a fun reaction! The cat jumps and hisses, the...
How to Refer to Genitals when Talking to Children – an SLT View
Talking about and referring to genitals. We absolutely use the proper terms for genitals when we talk about them in our house. That’s ‘Penis’ and ‘Vulva’. If you don’t know...
3 Ways to Support Your Toddler to Play with their Younger Sibling
We so desperately want to see our kids play together, but it’s so important we don’t push it. Our toddlers are going through a HUGE transition. They’re no longer the...
Body Chat with Kids
I’m so passionate about being open and honest about our bodies and their different functions.YES there are some elements and details unsuitable for a 3 year old, but for the...
