Punishment ≠ learning.THREE things can be true.✅ YES our parents were doing their best when they raised us.🚫 NO we didn't deserve to suffer physically or emotionally when we misbehaved✅...

Runner? This will help.Practice, be patient and persevere. These strategies will make all the difference if you’re struggling with your child running from you in public. Share with a parent...

Presume competence! Fact: Preschoolers crave independence and control. One of the ways we avoid power-struggles is by always presuming that our preschoolers are capable. This means we give them lots...

Cute? That's coz they're kids. Little brains need us to be firm but kind. Not angry and punitive. They just don't understand when we suddenly explode. We're their most trusted...

Adults aren't always quiet.Children shouldn't have to be either.Just a reminder that children can't suddenly grow fully developed, adult brains just because they're out in public.They're still small, they still...

Worth it?100%. When we lead our children by being firm and kind instead of authoritarian, our kids benefit.Did you know that children who are shouted at to curb behaviour spend...

Up to the challenge? Quick win for supporting your little one’s behaviour today. Look for moments to praise them. If you can double the count of praise you give them...

Follow these steps below:PAUSE.Time to calm yourself. You've got this. Kids have screamed and tantrummed before. This isn't a reflection on you. This is a child communicating in the only...

Practice practice practice. We need to do more of this for ourselves - let's face it. If you're feeling triggered and shouty because of your child (don't we all) then...

When “no” feels like “yes”.Imagine your boss just shutting down every idea you’ve ever had with a “no” or by physically stopping you?! You’d feel SO undervalued and micromanaged. Like...

Child labour?Taking the time to involve our kids in daily tasks has so many benefits.- they get to learn life skills- they're alongside you learning language and connecting- heaps of...

Saying “stop throwing” doesn’t work. Here’s what does.Our kids need to learn how to throw and they obviously want to practice this skill. We just often don’t like to see...

Kids ARE busy by nature. They have short attention spans and that's to be expected.The average attention span for a toddler in 3-6 minutes when they don't have adult support....

None of us want to shout at our kids.We don’t plan for it, it just slips out. It slips out of us because that’s how we were parented - that’s...

We've all done this. Here's how we do better.1. Guess at and acknowledge the feeling."You're really frustrated""you need my attention""You're angry with your sister".2. Kindy hold your boundary"I won't let...

My kids bicker too. And I don't expect that they'll play together. They're different ages, stages, and I respect that my eldest doesn't want a 'baby' interfering in his play....

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're all had different experiences, upbringings and we...

Play is learning. Taking notice of what your child does with things and then giving them other resources to do that same thing helps their development. August loves to tie...

Being a pushover can help. Fact: kids get themselves all wound up and frustrated. Fact: sometimes you can predict times in the day when your child is going to be...

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....