The Art Of Constructive Discipline

*This is a collaborative post* Photo from Pexels Kids are fantastic aren’t they? Even when they are seriously driving you up the wall, they have such a grip on your heart that one look, or one smile, can make everything better. Regardless of whether you have teenagers or newborns, there are challenges at every step […]

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Can you parent without shouting?

I shout too much. I seem to find myself in the position of Army Major, where I am barking (shouting) at my family, mainly my kids, a lot. I have plenty of  what seem like reasonable excuses. I am tired, I am busy,  I am under a lot of pressure, I am juggling many things […]

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When your child bites, what do YOU do?

What do you do when your child bites? Biting is something a lot of children do, it’s a reflex action, a sign of anxiety, sometimes a way of getting attention, or because of sensory issues or teething pain, or because they can’t communicate their feelings. It’s incredibly common and happens more often than we like […]

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My child bites…

So, yesterday, I am sitting, drinking coffee, chatting to another mother, in a very busy, but surprisingly harmonious soft play. It is half term, it’s pouring with rain, and I had offered to babysit a friends two children, who are good friends with mine, for the morning. We opted to go for a soft play […]

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