I’ve been coaching a lovely family where the Mum & Dad have different parenting styles. Sometimes it’s around ‘good cop’ ‘bad cop’ sometimes it’s about disagreements about the rules, sometimes it’s about what emerging teenagers should or shouldn’t be allowed to do. Same for toddlers. Sometimes it’s about over protecting or being over cautious. But […]
Raising a healthy eater is a full-time job isn’t it? If you’re a parent, you are well aware of juggling your family’s activities from football to Rainbows, finding time for homework, doctor’s appointments, play dates, sleep overs and much more. But an important part of your parenting job description – is being the gatekeeper of […]
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 strong mental health and I have written about this in more detail in my Raising Happy Children For Dummies book but there’s lots of research that shows there’s a big […]
You’ve read all the parenting books. You regularly attended parenting classes. You are an active member on your child’s PTA. You’ve watched Super Nanny a hundred times, so you consider yourself a well-informed and conscientious parent. But have you ever considered that perhaps despite there being certain universals when it comes to raising kids: A […]
I’ve heard it all now – parenting the Dolphin Way! But actually there is something to be said for it. My job as a parent coach is not how to TELL you how to raise your kids – it’s always been about asking you questions to help you to find your own answers. Here […]
