This blog is for parents who want to read something original and real about parenting, not the same old same old…lots of science, lots of humour and a load of good tips that really work! And an occasional rant.
Camping is a great leveller, we’re all back to basics, and our normally private parenting techniques are exposed for all to see. The campsite ladies’ toilets and washrooms are a… The summer holiday is a great time for catching up with long-lost family members, like your teenagers. I think of the teenage years as ‘payback time’, a time when you… We used to sit down as a family before any school holiday and all say what we wanted from it, so that we all knew. I would say things like… The summer has finally arrived, the Olympics are about to start, and there is a new health report out which tells us that inactivity is very bad for you. This is… It’s funny how when our children say things, we can hear something different. Take ‘I don’t want to go to school today’: Sometimes we hear ‘I WON’T go to school… We humans haven’t been communicating with words for very long – we’re not as practised at this as we are with body language – and it amuses me to think… I found myself having a Saturday evening alone with my twelve-year-old daughter yesterday. At around 9pm I observed vaguely that it would be quite nice if we had some chocolate… When I was a child, one of my absolute favourite toys was the Post Office set. I found it so exciting, all those stamps and envelopes and air mail stickers…… For all the dads reading this, as it’s Fathers Day, I asked my 20 year old son for some input about dads for today’s post. He told me that last… This week I’ve been reading a book which explores the characteristics of introverts versus extroverts. I know which I am (only an introvert would buy a book with a title… Welcome to everyone who has just subscribed to this blog! Thanks to those who have Liked the Facebook page too. In another week of isolation (looking after children in various… When my daughter was younger, she loved the Famous Five books by Enid Blyton. We built up nearly the whole series which I used to read to her every night… I’ve had a few queries about managing children’s anger this week, and more specifically how they express it and how we can teach them to manage it. There are certainly… I set up this blog mainly as a way to provide a forum for all the parents who have completed the Communicating with Kids course, or the Parent Effectiveness Training…
Parenting Tips From the Campsite
Teenagers: Payback Time
Are We Having Fun Yet?
Sporty Families
I Don’t Want to Go to School Today
New Ways of Saying Things
Things You Are Not Allowed
The Point In Experiencing Failure
Fathers Day
Do You Have An Introvert Child?
Why We Need Social Connections
Language Tips From Enid Blyton
Angry Children
Interesting Books