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Parents: Good Games go Bad – It’s not the End of the World!
This morning our two youngest boys were playing together. Mr Owl, who is seven, was pushing Mr Butterfly, who is two, on the swing. Then he began to twist the swing ropes and Mr B laughed his head off as … Continue reading
Your kid is Fat or a Brat? You did it. Now fix it.
…or a bitch or a bully for that matter… As you can probably tell, this is a very blunt post which involves no Political Correctness or pandering to your ego. Every time we tell someone that families are different and … Continue reading
Posted in Boundary Setting, Home Environment, Parenting Styles
Tagged bitch, boundaries, brat, bully, children, discipline, fat, Politically Incorrect, raising children, rules, spanking, time out
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Parents: What if I’m right? What does that mean for you?
If you’re happy with how your children behave, this is not the post for you. As I read other blogs and listen to parents discuss how they raise their children, there is one common thread – everyone needs to choose … Continue reading
Wisdom vs Knowledge
The key aim we have for our children is for them to be wise. Although we value education, we have seen that mature people will seek the education they need for themselves. Well educated people don’t always seek wisdom. The difference between … Continue reading
Posted in Boundary Setting, Education, Home Environment, Parenting Styles, Tantrums
Tagged children, education, self-assurance, self-esteem, wisdom
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Time: How you Manage it says more about you than what you thought! (Oh dear)
My lovely friend, Odette, has got me thinking again…How do you manage time? Are you the person who always endeavours to be early – perhaps planning your journey somewhere to the nth degree and arriving well before you need to? … Continue reading
Posted in For Adults, Parenting Styles
Tagged always early, always late, attunement, fear of success, parenting, personality, time management
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Over-Protective Paret? Try This…
If we were all aware of our parenting style, and if we could always be conscious of our automated reactions to our children (and avoid/correct/respond more helpfully) – wouldn’t life be so much easier? Sigh. Our brains are built to make mistakes, … Continue reading
Parents: Some Kids NEVER get Bored
Like most parents, we want the very best for our three boys. We understand that they live in a world very different to the one which Craig and I grew up in. We realise that the ability to adapt, change and think … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Home Environment, Parenting Styles
Tagged bored, child, children, education, kids, maturity, never bored, parenting, psychology, raise, self-assurance, self-assured, self-esteem, understand people
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Parents: Please don’t try so hard
Sometimes we want so much, so desperately for our children to do well academically that we try too hard. Often the consequences of our parenting are not what we intended. In fact, what we do can often lead to the very thing we … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Parenting Styles
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