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Anxiety
Anxious kids? Teach them to take off their anxiety goggles
Do you find it hard to focus on the present? There’s always so much to do and plan for as…
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Girls
Mothering your daughter
The bond between mother and daughter is truly unique and has far reaching effects on the development and socialisation of…
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Girls
Encourage girls to face their fears
All kids experience fear at some stage but according to a recent study girls experience more fears than boys. Author…
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Positive Parenting
Developing responsibility in kids
Many parents ask me how they can develop responsibility in their kids. The answer is simple – give responsibility to…
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Boys
The three stages of bonding
What do a baby, a three year old and a fifteen year old have in common? Each is an age…
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Boys
Helping your child navigate tricky friendships
Friendships are an important aspect of all of our lives – perhaps even more so for our children as they…
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Boys
9 things you should know about 9 year olds
Ask many seasoned parents and they will tell you that the age of nine seems to be when things start…
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Anxiety
How to talk to your child when they’re highly emotional
One of the hardest jobs for a parent to do is to talk to your child when they are angry…
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Girls
21 girl-friendly parenting tips and strategies
There are a number of factors that we need to consider when we are parenting girls. It is part nature…
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Behaviour
Parenting kids who struggle
One of the unwritten laws of family-life is that talent and ability is unevenly distributed between siblings. In most families…
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Behaviour
5 words to avoid if you want your kids to co-operate
I’ve noticed that there are five very common words that invite resistance rather than co-operation, from children who are termed…
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Behaviour
5 ways to increase good feelings (and reduce a toxic atmosphere) in your family
That doesn’t mean that such families are devoid of conflict or criticism, but that they are generally pleasant environments to…
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Learning/Education
Living inside an egg-timer
Family life increasingly operates around a rigorous schedule as families balance work, school, leisure, social and personal lives. A recent…
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Behaviour
How consistency improves kids’ behaviour
One of the simplest ways to improve a child’s behaviour is to be more consistent. Children love their parents to…
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Behaviour
Why first borns fuss, seconds are resilient and last borns like to laugh
How can two or three children in the same family be so different? They are brought up in the same…
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Anxiety
When developing independence feels risky
Most parents I meet love the notion of promoting self-sufficiency in their children. However there are a number of barriers…
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Girls
Is your daughter a shark, turtle or an owl?
One of the big differences between girls and boys lies in how each gender handles conflict. Typically, boys are more…
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Bullying
Girls and Bullying
Bullying is a word that’s wrapped in emotion. For many people bullying is associated with bad childhood memories. It’s been…
