Respectful Parenting

How to be the best parent you can be by connecting with your child and holding your boundaries respectfully.
Browse this section for inspiration if you're struggling with some unwanted behaviours.

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Why can't they just listen?

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...
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Dropping an old-school parenting belief

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Outdated ⬇️It's worth stopping to think about whether you're operating on some vintage parenting beliefs that our grandparents used to use.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...
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They're only little once

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...
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3 Signs your child is struggling but can't tell you

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...
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My kid pushed another kid

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...
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Parenting Respectfully ≠ Being Passive

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....
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What to say instead of 'Good Job!'

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...
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Your child's brain, why they're misbehaving and how to help when they're losing it

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...
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Help! My toddler won't stop throwing toys

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...
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Girls have got this!

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...
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Behaviour Tip

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...
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Unwanting Parenting Advice from Relatives at Christmas

Unwanting Parenting Advice from Relatives at Christmas

Times change.We wear seatbelts now. They took the cocaine out of coca cola. Spanking was made illegal. We don't give infants alcohol.What seemed normal and acceptable to previous generations is...
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What to say when your child hates hearing "no"

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...
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Easy Play Idea: Wool out all the stops

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...
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Building our Childrens' Body Confidence

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...
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Reasons your Toddler might be Hitting you

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...
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My son won't share with his sister, what can I do?

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...
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Teaching Children to be Safe Around Animals

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...
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How to Refer to Genitals when Talking to Children – an SLT View

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...
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3 Ways to Support Your Toddler to Play with their Younger Sibling

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...
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