Respectful Parenting
How to be the best parent you can be by connecting with your child and holding your boundaries respectfully.
On the Blog...
Children Copy Everything They See Us Doing
Some people tell me their partners are looking for evidence that respectful, authoritative parenting is better for kids, that it ‘works’. This is evidence enough. Kindness and firmness goes a...
Wacth me Co-regulate with my Toddler
Co-regulation basically means calming down together.When our children are losing it and misbehaving, often that makes us want to ‘lose it’ with them and shout. Their dysregulation makes us dysregulated....
Reminder: Kids Truly Don't Want to Misbehave
Kids TRULY don’t want to misbehave. Even if it looks like they’re laughing, they’re doing so because they feel so uncomfortable and out of control. If we choose to not...
Are You Accidentally Making Your Child's Behaviour Worse?
Co-regulation (being the calm they need to see) is the FASTEST and BEST way to support our little one's behaviour.If we loose our cool, we only add to their discomfort...
Responding Respectfully: When Your Toddler has a Tantrum
Tantrums are TRIGGERING.Remember that if you were parented to be “seen and not heard” or sent to your room when you were a dysregulated child - tantrums are probably going...
Fill your Child up with Love
A reminder that your kids are listening to you and taking on board more than your realised. They’re always listening so it’s beyond worth filling up their cup with positive...
When your Child is Triggered by "No"
Another strategy for your toolbox.Sometimes even the feeling of ‘no’ can be triggering for our kids and can send them into a bit of a spiral. INSTEAD, try redirecting by...
Instead of "You're okay"... Say....
Kids truly don’t cry for no reason.That’s probably not what you’ve been lead to believe, but behind that crying (behaviour) is ALWAYS something that’s being communicated. Even if a child...
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...
We need to Help our Children to Cope with their Emotions
We can’t expect to see ANYTHING that we don’t teach and model first ourselves.Our kids are becoming mirror images of us - so we need to think about what we’re...
2 Rules I stick to at the Park
The park is FUN ENOUGH at ground level without adults having to intervene. It's so tempting - but kids actually do fine not being put up to the top of...
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...
Behaviour Strategy: Notice & Praise
See the good behaviour and make your child feel good about it. Why? Because we know from research that it’ll promote more good behaviour and make you both feel happier....
There is No Such Thing as Naughty
All behaviour is communication.And yes it can be super triggering and frustrating for us as adults. Chances are that we were punished for misbehaving and you're not alone if you...
Have we Normalised being Unkind to Children?
Parenting is hard, and when we don’t know how to handle the behaviours our kids throw at us, we revert back to all we’ve ever known: how our parents parented...
How to Stop your Toddler Hitting
Toddlers are tiny and their emotions are huge. When they don’t know what to do with those emotions, they often burst out as physical aggression. And who can blame them?...
Reminder: Kids Behaviour
So often we want our toddler's behaviour to change. But that change starts with us.When you're feeling angry with your toddler, it's even more triggering when they shout or continue...
Early Signs Your Child Might be on the Autism Spectrum
Autism Spectrum Disorder is just that; a spectrum. Its not a straight line from 'not autistic' to 'autistic', it's a vibrant colour palette of characteristics that a person with ASD...
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...
