Category: Discipline

13th August 2022
            I’m on BBC Radio Tees discussing the 3.3 million adults who have returned home to live with their parents....
13th August 2022
              I have been working with parents who were beside themselves to discover that their teenage daughter has been consistently...
3rd August 2022
                The Traffic Lights, the Pause Button and the Scales Techniques  We all get some physical signs when...
3rd August 2022
  Children today are growing up with computers, Gameboys, Play Stations, X-boxes and Wii’s. They are the generation of screenagers. But what does this mean...
5th July 2022
As a public speaker I often take a few minutes after a presentation to think about how it went. There are the 6 Ps of...
15th June 2022
That word ‘naughty.’ It’s quite laden. So, what does the word mean? It usually means that your child is exhibiting behaviour that you find frustrating,...
29th May 2022
            I was reading an article on LinkedIn by Jonathan Phelan a Wellbeing & Resilience author & speaker who was listening...
8th May 2022
  I am patient, kind and understanding.
18th April 2022
There is always a lot of  debate about how much ‘Nature’ versus ‘Nurture’ influences in raising  happy, confident, well-balanced kids with great self esteem and...
28th February 2022
Do you find disciplining your children difficult? The funny thing about discipline is you only really notice it when it’s not there. As a former...
25th February 2022
#ScriptsandTips Praise can boost good feelings and increase motivation. It can inspire your children to be more cooperative, persistent, and hard-working. Praise nurtures your child’s...
25th February 2022
#TipsandScripts One really simple tip I use with lots of parents I coach is to change ‘If….’ to ‘When….’ So instead of saying: ‘If you...
29th January 2022
Everyone gets angry with their kids at some time or another – it’s normal – it’s healthy. Kids know just what buttons to push and...
6th January 2022
How to Raise Highly Happy, Confident, Resilient Kids: 7 Questions to Ask Every Day I remember when I wrote my first book Raising Happy Children...
5th August 2021
  Everyone gets angry with their kids at some time or another – it’s normal – it’s healthy. Kids know just what buttons to push...