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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Why is my Toddler using a Baby Voice all the time?
Your toddler is being a baby.Why is it so triggering?!They're too old to be talking like this now and it's frustrating - you want them to talk normally and use...
Reminder: There's no such thing as naughty
I'm not joking.Labelling kids as 'naughty' can make their little minds take that word on as a personality trait. "Wow - mum thinks I'm naughty so I must be. I'm...
How to Reduce Power Struggles
Children challenge us when they feel powerless.And it's fair enough. If our little ones were to spend a day recording us, we'd be shocked with the amount of directions they...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
