April 30th, 2011 by Sheila
Facing your first (or second) big exam is a major challenge for son or daughter and there are things you can do to help and support more →
Tags: Children's challenging behaviours, College Exams, confidence, Education, encouragement, Help Parents, Junior Cert, Junior certificate, Leaving Cert, Leaving cert. results, Parenting, parenting support, parenting teenagers, Practical Parenting Tips, School, Stress, teaching responsibility
Posted in: Catch Them being good not bad, Childrens Behaviour, Family relationships and feelings, Help with Children, Manage conflict, School, Teenagers, Working Parents Groups, difficult behaviour, encouraging responsibility, good parenting skills, help your child be more responsible, parenting support, stress
April 28th, 2011 by Sheila
Time and patience is so important when faced with a challenging child more →
Tags: Children's challenging behaviours, Help Parents, Parenting, parenting skills, parenting support, Practical Parenting Tips
Posted in: Catch Them being good not bad, Childrens Behaviour, Engaging your child's cooperation, Family relationships and feelings, Help with Children, Manage conflict, Managing challenging behaviour, Temper tantrums, Uncategorized, Working Parents Groups, bad behaviour, difficult behaviour, lose temper, manage difficult behaviour, managing tantrums
April 27th, 2011 by Sheila
Young children need to move around and explore to learn, interesting article about the importance of letting them! http://alturl.com/yz3np
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Tags: Child behaviour, Children's challenging behaviours, encouragement, encouraging independence, Keep your children safe, Parenting, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips, Raising Children, self esteem
Posted in: Boundaries, Childrens Behaviour, Education, Toodlers, good parenting skills
April 26th, 2011 by Sheila
Many parents lose their temper and are cranky and irritable and impatient from a place where life become a series of Should/Must and Have To’s. more →
Tags: bullying, Children's challenging behaviours, divorce, Parenting, parenting advice, parenting support, parenting teenagers, Positive Parenting, positive parents, Practical Parenting Tips, self confidence, self esteem, Stress, Teenagers, teens, toddlers, work life balance, working mothers, working mums, Working Parents
Posted in: Uncategorized, Working Parents Groups, managing tantrums, squabbling
April 23rd, 2011 by Sheila
Q:I have a two and a half year old and I am finding it really difficult dealing with her tantrums, any advice? more →
Tags: Children's challenging behaviours, Help for Children, Parenting, parenting skills, parenting support, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips
Posted in: Childrens Behaviour, Engaging your child's cooperation, Help with Children, Temper tantrums, Uncategorized, bad behaviour, difficult behaviour, good parenting skills, manage difficult behaviour, managing tantrums, toddlers
April 23rd, 2011 by Sheila
Remember, you do not have to do everything!
There are things you do need to DO, other things you can DELAY, some you may be able to DELEGATE and other things you can simply DUMP!
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Tags: Easter break, holiday, Parenting, parenting support, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips, Quality Family Time, Quality Time with Children, Stress, the Irish mammy, work life balance, Working Parents
Posted in: Family relationships and feelings, Uncategorized, good parenting skills, managing housework, parenting support, stress
April 23rd, 2011 by Sheila
The Guardian newspaper is a great resource for childrens book recommendations, so why not give your child the gift of a book they can get lost into this Easter? Here is the link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site more →
April 21st, 2011 by Sheila
Some clients attending me on a One to One were in touch regarding to do with an issue they were concerned with with their child, we talked and I had given them Dr T Humphreys book Self Esteem, the key to your child’s future; essential reading for any parent. A few pointers from the book that may be of help to parents are summarised: more →
April 20th, 2011 by Sheila
1. Don’t get involved in every little thing, stay separate so they learn to resolve their own conflict
2. Remember, how you are determines how things go, so if you are calm, things will be calmer more →
Tags: Child behaviour, chores, confidence, encouraging independence, help your child be responsible, Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips, Quality Time with Children, self esteem
Posted in: Catch Them being good not bad, Catch Them being good not bad, Engaging your child's cooperation, Family relationships and feelings, Help with Children, competence, confidence, encouraging responsibility, good parenting skills, toddlers
April 13th, 2011 by Sheila
Having recently done a series of lunchtime seminars with Working Parents Groups, it is interesting to note the feedback of what creates a better Work/Life balance. How I treat myself; will heavily influence how I treat my child; so resolve to develop a kinder way of relating to yourself; and you will be kinder to others. more →