Respectful Parenting
How to be the best parent you can be by connecting with your child and holding your boundaries respectfully.
On the Blog...
Responding Respectfully to Tantrums
It’s ok to cry. Tantrums are normal. We have to remember this when our little ones are losing it. They’re experiencing a lot of emotions that they don’t know how...
Why Saying "I won't let you do that" always works for unwanted behaviour
It can't fail, because we won't let it fail.Children need limits. Heaps of them. Almost constantly throughout the day. But that doesn't mean we have to remind them of those...
Say ALL the Kind Things
Things I try to say to my children every day: I’m so proud of you. I love you just the way you are. I wouldn’t change anything about you. You...
Misplaces Mum-Guilt
Do they actually care?Or are you just beating yourself up??Go easy on yourself. When I gave birth to my second child I was so upset about losing time with my...
Why does my Child behave better for other People
If your child is losing it in front of you but an angel with their grandparents - fear not. Attachment theory tells us that when kids are comfortable to let...
Stop & Think Before You Say No
Being an adult is boring. Our children can’t act like adults, nor should they want to. Often, when we tell kids ‘no’ or ‘stop’, we’re trying to make them act...
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...
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...
Children Copy Everything They See Us Doing
Some people tell me their partners are looking for evidence that respectful, authoritative parenting is better for kids, that it ‘works’. This is evidence enough. Kindness and firmness goes a...
Reminder: Kids Truly Don't Want to Misbehave
Kids TRULY don’t want to misbehave. Even if it looks like they’re laughing, they’re doing so because they feel so uncomfortable and out of control. If we choose to not...
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...
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...
Have we Normalised being Unkind to Children?
Parenting is hard, and when we don’t know how to handle the behaviours our kids throw at us, we revert back to all we’ve ever known: how our parents parented...
3 Ways to Support Your Toddler to Play with their Younger Sibling
We so desperately want to see our kids play together, but it’s so important we don’t push it. Our toddlers are going through a HUGE transition. They’re no longer the...
My Toddler Can't Behave All day. Here's What I Do
Our kids just want to connect with us. That’s all they want. So let’s make sure we’re connecting in the right way. When they misbehave, often it’s for attention. They...
