Respectful Parenting
How to be the best parent you can be by connecting with your child and holding your boundaries respectfully.
On the Blog...
Stop Saying "Use Your Words" (and say this instead)
It's frustrating, I get it. Your smart and eloquent little person is suddenly whinging, misbehaving and lashing out and you're thinking "JUST USE YOUR WORDS!!". I think it every day....
Why I Do What I Do
Yesterday I saw a little boy locked outside and screaming and banging at the door to be let back in. He couldn’t have been older than maybe two and half...
Why saying "Don't Cry" can be Harmful (and what to say instead)
Remember: it's not our job to stop our kids from crying. It's ok to cry. It's our job to show them that we can cope with any and every emotion...
Easy Activities to Help Your Child to Regulate Anger
When our kids are angry, their brain's are out of control. They need us to be the calm and help them to find their calm.The thing is, when they're upset,...
Respectful Parenting isn't 'Soft', Its Science
You didn't deserve to be shouted at as a child. Your family didn't know better and that was the way things were done. There's new science now - we know...
Help! My Toddler Won't Stop Throwing Things
If they have the urge to throw then they need to throw. Give them something you’re happy for them to throw, and you’ll find your battling with your toddler much...
How to get Your Child to Listen to You Without Resorting to Shouting
It's all about how you say it!Respectful parenting always works, it's just about being firm, kind and holding your boundaries.It can be a hard pill to swallow, but children don't...
Child with Big Behaviours
You don't want to lose control and get angry with your child. It doesn't feel good inside. You're just tired, overwhelmed and don't know what else to do.Your child doesn't...
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....
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...
