I’ve been teaching about Special Time this week and it’s led me to think more about my journey with it. These days we do Special Time for about 15 minutes per child every day, and it’s a chunk of time … Continue reading
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3 Understandings That Helped Me Respond More Calmly to my Child’s Aggressive Behavior
A Guest Post by Miranda Fairhall When my husband and I chose parenthood through adoption, I knew that I would be mothering a child who carried deep hurt. These days, children are generally removed due to adversity in their birth … Continue reading
How To Keep Calm Even on School Day Mornings
A Guest Post by Roma Norriss Is getting ready for school making you all stressed every morning? Do you find yourself screaming “We’re gonna be late!”… …only to find your son still sitting around in his pyjamas? Do you ask yourself why … Continue reading
One Way To Stay Connected As Your Kids Get Older
A Guest Post with Roma Norriss How can you keep connected to your children as they get older? In this video, Roma talks about the value of listening to your tween and teen when they offload, and why this … Continue reading
Parenting This Way Saved me from Drowning in Motherhood
A Guest Post by Miranda Fairhall I was not prepared for motherhood. Not for the emotional being who was now my responsibility. Not for the craziness, the crying, the fussing, the whinging, the whining, the tantrums and raging meltdowns and … Continue reading
6 Things I Learned When I Brought Connection into the Classroom
A Guest Post with Sarah Charlton Hand in Hand Parenting Instructor Sarah Charlton works as a learning support assistant with secondary school-aged children in the UK and has seen the benefits of bringing connection tools into the classroom, with teachers … Continue reading
“Hurry up!” Working On My Fears of Being Late
A guest post by Emilie Leeks I am almost never late. I have this fear of things going horribly wrong if I am late. Even for the school run, where they’re quite relaxed about lateness, I’m always 20 minutes early. … Continue reading
Respond To Children’s Hurts in a Way That Builds Confidence
A Guest Post by Emilie Leeks We’d only just left for the shops when our youngest, who is three, slipped off his scooter. It was quite a tumble, and he was clutching at his legs and sobbing. I sat … Continue reading
Play Works Better Than Punishment When It Comes to Sibling Fighting
Sibling rivalry can be really difficult for parents to see – and the conventional view is that we should respond with disapproval, threats of punishment, or other stern actions. However, once we understand that a child who is lashing out is actually feeling stuck – that their emotional brain has some hard feelings to offload – we can start to think about these off-track behaviours in a different way.
How The Opposite of Worry Works With Children on the Spectrum (a guest book review)
A Guest Post by Emilie Leeks In his fantastic book, The Opposite of Worry, Lawrence Cohen introduces us to what anxiety in children looks like, and what we can do to help. He covers a great deal of current theory … Continue reading
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