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Helping children through breakdown – Tom Cruise, Katie and Suri 0

July 3rd, 2012 by Sheila

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise are in the headlines this week as Katie has filed for divorce from Tom Cruise. more →

Tags: Child behaviour, divorce, Help for Children, parenting support, Practical Parenting Tips, separation

Posted in: Family relationships and feelings, good parenting skills, Help with Children, Managing Stress

Proactive Parenting 0

July 2nd, 2012 by Sheila

I just encountered a woman at the supermarket, trying to do a large weekly shop with two toddlers, who seems to be managing well and it reminded me of the importance of being PROACTIVE in our parenting. more →

Tags: Child behaviour, Children's challenging behaviours, Help for Children, Help Parents, parenting skills, parenting support, parenting teenagers, proactive parenting, Working Parents

Posted in: bad behaviour, Childrens Behaviour, difficult behaviour, good parenting skills, Help with Children, manage difficult behaviour, Managing challenging behaviour, Managing Stress, parent coach

TIME OUT not working? Try this 0

July 24th, 2011 by Sheila

TIME OUT not working? Try this

Just imagine you were two or three years of age and you were put out to sit on the Naughty Step by a very agitated parent , how would you feel? more →

Tags: child, Child behaviour, Children's challenging behaviours, Discipline, Help for Children, Help Parents, Parenting, parenting skills, parenting support, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips, Quality Family Time, Quality Time with Children, Stress, temper tantrums, TIME OUT, toddler tantrums, work life balance, Working Parents

Posted in: bad behaviour, Childrens Behaviour, Feelings, lose temper, Manage conflict, manage difficult behaviour, Managing challenging behaviour, managing sibling rivalry, managing tantrums, parent coach, parenting support, pupnishment, squabbling, stress, Temper tantrums, toddlers, Toodlers, Uncategorized, Working Parents Groups

Sibling Rivalry 0

July 20th, 2011 by Sheila

Sibling Rivalry

Sibling Rivalry“You love her more than me! Everything was fine till she came along, now everyone hates me!” more →

Tags: child, Child behaviour, Children's challenging behaviours, Help for Children, Help Parents, help your child be responsible, Parenting, parenting skills, parenting support, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips, Quality Family Time, Quality Time with Children, Raising Children, self esteem, Stress, toddler tantrums, work life balance, Working Parents

Posted in: bad behaviour, Catch Them being good not bad, Catch Them being good not bad, Childrens Behaviour, difficult behaviour, Engaging your child's cooperation, Family relationships and feelings, good parenting skills, Help with Children, lose temper, manage difficult behaviour, Managing challenging behaviour, managing sibling rivalry, managing tantrums, parent coach, parenting support, pupnishment, stress, Temper tantrums, toddlers, Toodlers, Uncategorized, Working Parents Groups

Positive Parenting 0

June 27th, 2011 by Sheila

Positive Parenting

Positive Parenting is about treating your child with respect, listening to their point of view and giving them a sense of being understood. It is about noticing what they have done (rather than what they have not done) and remembering to tell them. more →

Tags: child, Child behaviour, Children's challenging behaviours, confidence, encouragement, encouraging independence, Help for Children, help your child be responsible, parenting skills, parenting support, parenting teenagers, parenting teens, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips, Teenagers, work life balance

Posted in: bad behaviour, Boundaries, Catch Them being good not bad, Catch Them being good not bad, Childrens Behaviour, Communication, competence, confidence, difficult behaviour, encouraging responsibility, Engaging your child's cooperation, Family relationships and feelings, Feelings, help your child be independent, help your child be more responsible, Manage conflict, manage difficult behaviour, Managing challenging behaviour, School, squabbling, Teenagers, Working Parents Groups

Sibling Rivalry – Tips to Reduce 0

June 26th, 2011 by Sheila

Sibling Rivalry – Tips to Reduce

Ensure each child feels loved and ‘seen’ and sibling rivalry will reduce more →

Tags: child, Child behaviour, Children's challenging behaviours, Help for Children, Help Parents, help your child be responsible, parenting skills, parenting support, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips, Quality Family Time, Quality Time with Children, Raising Children, temper tantrums, toddler tantrums, Working Parents

Posted in: bad behaviour, Catch Them being good not bad, Childrens Behaviour, Engaging your child's cooperation, Family relationships and feelings, good parenting skills, manage difficult behaviour, Managing challenging behaviour, managing sibling rivalry, parent coach, parenting support, Temper tantrums, toddlers, Uncategorized, Working Parents Groups

How to deal with: Temper Tantrums: 0

June 26th, 2011 by Sheila

How to deal with: Temper Tantrums:

Tantrums can be difficult for any parent, so here are practical tips and skills to deal more effectively with your toddler tantrums more →

Tags: child, Child behaviour, Children's challenging behaviours, Help for Children, Help Parents, Parenting, parenting support, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips, Raising Children, Stress, temper tantrums, toddler tantrums, toddler temper tantrums, work life balance, Working Parents

Posted in: bad behaviour, Catch Them being good not bad, Catch Them being good not bad, Childrens Behaviour, difficult behaviour, discipline, encouraging responsibility, Engaging your child's cooperation, Family relationships and feelings, good parenting skills, Help with Children, lose temper, manage difficult behaviour, Managing challenging behaviour, managing tantrums, pupnishment, squabbling, stress, Temper tantrums, toddlers, Toodlers, Working Parents Groups

Are your children driving you wild? 0

June 25th, 2011 by Sheila

Are your children driving you wild?

Many parents have difficulty in dealing with behaviour that challenges them; so I invite you to deal with it differently this week. more →

Tags: child, Child behaviour, Children's challenging behaviours, encouragement, Help for Children, Help Parents, Parenting, parenting skills, parenting support, parenting teenagers, parenting teens, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips, Quality Family Time, Stress, teaching responsibility, Teenagers, work life balance

Posted in: bad behaviour, Boundaries, Catch Them being good not bad, Catch Them being good not bad, Childrens Behaviour, Communication, difficult behaviour, discipline, encouraging responsibility, Engaging your child's cooperation, Family relationships and feelings, Feelings, good parenting skills, Help with Children, lose temper, Manage conflict, manage difficult behaviour, Managing challenging behaviour, managing sibling rivalry, parent coach, parenting support, Parents adjustments, Peer Pressure, pupnishment, School, self esteem, Sleep, squabbling, Teenagers, toddlers, Working Parents Groups

Some Discipline Tips 1

June 25th, 2011 by Sheila

Some Discipline Tips

All Discipline begins with the Parent more →

Tags: child, Child behaviour, Children's challenging behaviours, chores, Help for Children, Parenting, parenting skills, parenting support, parenting teenagers, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips, Raising Children, Stress, teaching responsibility, work life balance

Posted in: bad behaviour, Better Bedtimes, Boundaries, Catch Them being good not bad, Catch Them being good not bad, Childrens Behaviour, Communication, difficult behaviour, discipline, Engaging your child's cooperation, Family relationships and feelings, Feelings, good parenting skills, lose temper, Manage conflict, manage difficult behaviour, Managing challenging behaviour, managing housework, managing sibling rivalry, managing tantrums, parent coach, parenting support, Parents adjustments, School, self esteem, Sleep, squabbling, stress, Teenagers, Temper tantrums, toddlers, Uncategorized, Working Parents Groups

Homework/Study Struggles? No more! 0

June 25th, 2011 by Sheila

Homework/Study Struggles? No more!

If you have Homework struggles with your child, this article has some practical tips and skills to help more →

Tags: child, Child behaviour, Children's challenging behaviours, confidence, Education, encouraging independence, Help for Children, Help Parents, help your child be responsible, Parenting, parenting skills, parenting support, parenting teenagers, parenting teens, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips, School, Starting School Tips, teaching responsibility, Teenagers, Working Parents

Posted in: Catch Them being good not bad, Childrens Behaviour, competence, confidence, difficult behaviour, Education, encouraging responsibility, Engaging your child's cooperation, Family relationships and feelings, good parenting skills, Help with Children, help your child be independent, help your child be more responsible, Manage conflict, manage difficult behaviour, Managing challenging behaviour, managing tantrums, parent coach, parenting support, School, self esteem, stress, Teenagers, Uncategorized, Working Parents Groups

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"We loved the parenting day! I thought Sheila was brilliant and really want to shout from the top of houses to people about how great it was. Brian and I came home from the course and put the 1000 watt bulb on both our boys and the last 4 days have been amazing. Not without their moments but how to deal with those are different and great. We are all feeling the benefit and just encouraged every day to up the wattage on the bulbs because the rewards are instant for us all. You are doing an amazing job and you are changing lives, really you are. Please keep up the good work, parents out there need you!" Yvonne and Brian view all testimonials →