Starting Secondary School
Many children will be entering Secondary School after the summer and entering the teens years can bring a new set of challenges […]
4 Tips for the Challenging Child or Teen
Parents consistently say “that worked!” […]
8 Tips for Raising Teens
Parenting teenagers is not easy, Here are the parenting skills you need to help guide your teen to become a responsible adolescent. 1. Reducing Conflict with Teens There are so many situations where we can end up in conflict with our teens on a daily basis. What else could we do that may help the situation. [...]
Bullying
Some tips on bullying every parent needs to know What is bullying? Bullying is defined as unwanted negative behaviour whether verbal, physical or psychological directed by an individual or a group against another person and which is repeated over time. This behaviour can be name calling, exclusion, isolation or intimidation or cyber bullying. The effect [...]
Parents and Teenagers
What is my top parenting tip for today? Positive Parenting in Challenging Times Relationship is No 1, everything else is secondary, its the only control you have over your teen as you can't force them to do anything. Therefore, put the focus on the relationship by being involved and engaged with them on a daily [...]
Parenting your Child or Teenager
The child/teen labelled 'wonderful' following high achievement often develops Performance Anxiety, Perfectionism or addiction to success. Self Esteem and your Child or Teen Their self worth is dependent on their performance, not on feeling loved for their person. Over attention to a behavior that gained them recognition, not only breeds massive insecurity, it narrows field [...]