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Self Care as a Parent 0

January 15th, 2013 by Sheila

Things that help you take care of you: more →

Tags: Help Parents, Parenting, parenting skills, parenting support, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips

Posted in: good parenting skills, Managing Stress, parenting support, single, single parenting, Wellbeing, Working Parents Groups

Positive Parenting 0

January 11th, 2013 by Sheila

Our children always ‘spill the beans’ but often we don’t hear it more →

Tags: Child behaviour, Children's challenging behaviours, Help Parents, Parenting, parenting skills, parenting support, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips

Posted in: Childrens Behaviour, Engaging your child's cooperation, Family relationships and feelings, good parenting skills, Help with Children, parenting support, Toodlers

Parenting and Children 1

September 25th, 2012 by Sheila

Parenting is the hardest job we ever do and we come into it with no parenting tips or support more →

Tags: Child behaviour, Children's challenging behaviours, encouragement, encouraging independence, Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips

Posted in: Catch Them being good not bad, Childrens Behaviour, encouraging responsibility, Engaging your child's cooperation, good parenting skills, Help with Children, lose temper, managing sibling rivalry, parenting support, School Mornings, Uncategorized, Working Parents Groups

Junior Cert Night 1

September 11th, 2012 by Sheila

The Junior Certificate results are out shortly and the newspapers will highlight again the problem of underage drinking. more →

Tags: Junior Cert, Junior certificate, Parenting, parenting teenagers, Practical Parenting Tips, underage drinking

Posted in: Boundaries, Communication, encouraging responsibility, good parenting skills, Peer Pressure, Teenagers

The importance of Touch with our children 0

July 24th, 2012 by Sheila

When a child/teen is upset a silent hug is all they need. more →

Tags: Parenting, parenting skills, Practical Parenting Tips

Posted in: Family relationships and feelings, good parenting skills

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

Children behaving badly 0

June 30th, 2012 by Sheila

There are so many situations where we can end up in conflict with our children on a daily basis. What else could we do that may help the situation. If what you are doing is not working, you may need to do something different more →

Tags: Child behaviour, Children's challenging behaviours, childrens bad behaviour, Help Parents, help your child be responsible, Parenting, parenting support, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips, Quality Family Time

Posted in: bad behaviour, Childrens Behaviour, difficult behaviour, discipline, encouraging responsibility, good parenting skills, Help with Children, manage difficult behaviour, Managing challenging behaviour, managing sibling rivalry, managing tantrums, parent coach, Working Parents Groups

Parenting Tips to help stay cool with your kids 0

June 30th, 2012 by Sheila

Boredom is often what results in poor behaviour outside the home or when travelling.
Keep your children engaged to avoid trying times more →

Tags: Child behaviour, Parenting, parenting chidlren, parenting for single or separated people, parenting kids, parenting skills, Positive Parenting, Practical Parenting Tips, toddler tantrums

Posted in: bad behaviour, Childrens Behaviour, difficult behaviour, Engaging your child's cooperation, good parenting skills, manage difficult behaviour, Managing challenging behaviour

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

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