Respectful Parenting
How to be the best parent you can be by connecting with your child and holding your boundaries respectfully.
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Time-outs are harmful
Timeouts Are Harmful ⬇️Tantrums and misbehaviour are a normal part of child development. Young children haven’t yet learned how to manage their emotions, so when they lose it they need...
Calm Down Corners - not for every child
Do this instead ⬇️Struggling with your child’s calm-down corner? It might be because it’s not meeting their sensory needs. Every child is unique, and their sensory preferences play a big...
Getting through transitions
Try these ⬇️Ever tried to leave the house with a toddler who’s not having it? 🙋♀️ It can feel like moving mountains! Here’s why:Kids’ nervous systems are still developing, and...
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...
What to do when child isn't listening
Do this instead ⬇️Feeling frustrated when your child isn’t listening? Let’s reframe our thinking and shift our approach to one that values our child’s autonomy and fosters cooperation.Here’s how:1. **Adjust...
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Outdated ⬇️It's worth stopping to think about whether you're operating on some vintage parenting beliefs that our grandparents used to use.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...
Misbehaving Children with Sensory Needs
More info ⬇️⬇️I've for sure been guilty of forgetting that my kids can't communicate their sensory needs as we can.Many kids can't even identify that they're frustrated because they're too...
Common phrase that can make kids misbehave
What to say ⬇️⬇️If someone told you that you were a good baker, you'd start to believe them and bake more often.If someone told you you looked good in blue,...
When your child is triggered by a '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 asking...
5 Reasons why ignoring your child's tantrum can be harmful
“Just ignore them”We’ve probably all been told to just ignore our children when they’re having a tantrum. Thats because ignoring them can sometimes ‘work’. But at what cost?Being ignored -...
How to respond when your child is angry, frustrated or upset in public
What to say ⬇️It's easy to fall into the habit of trying to stop kids crying or showing frustration. In public, their outbursts can feel embarrassing. At home, their emotional...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Tantrums and Meltdowns
Coping ⬇️If your kids are "angels" in one setting then struggle when they come home to you - please rest assured that you're doing a great job.When we as parents...
Breaking the Emotional Blackmail
Control it ⬇️Children don’t control our emotions. We do!What one adult may react to or be triggered by, another adult may not. That’s because we’ve all had different experiences, upbringings...
Supporting Siblings to play together
Yes - they fight.But instead of expecting any different from two infants with underdeveloped and impulsive brains, I’m actively supporting them to learn to play together by joining in.Here’s some...
There's no such thing as 'naughty'
🕵♀Be a detective🕵️♀️When your child hits out at you, focus on what they’re trying to communicate, not the behaviour.When your child says something mean, focus on what they’re trying to...
When you tell your child to stop doing something and they keep doing it...
Try this ⬇️When we tell our kids exactly what we'd like to see them do, we take away the cognitive load, we take away the temptation, we tell them what...
