understanding behaviour

Top tips for hitting and other tricky behaviours

The topic of hitting / fighting seems to be a recurring one with my parent coaching clients at the moment - I don't know if it's because...

Positive Parenting: Understanding the Hand Model of the Brain (by Dan Siegel)

As parents, we all want to raise happy, healthy, and well-adjusted children. However, with so many different parenting styles and...

The Huge Bag of Worries - The Bestselling Book on dealing with Anxiety

This is one of my favourite books about emotions. And it came into our family's life at just the right time. We'd been going through some...

The Animals in my Brain - How can I help my child understand and manage their feelings?

(A book review!) If you're looking for a child-friendly way to help your children understand about their brain and what happens when they...

Attachment Theory

“..Intimate attachments to other human beings are the hub around which a person’s life revolves, not only when he is an infant or a...

Siblings, siblings..Part Two

Here's part two of our siblings series. Click here for Part One. You'll want to read it and then come back for this follow-up article on...

My Top Ten Positive Parenting Tools (updated for 2023)

My Top Ten parenting tools to help you put Positive Discipline into place in your home. Tips and tricks to simplify family life.

How can I stop my toddler biting?

Got stuck? How positive discipline tools helped one mum whose toddler was biting..

Help! I need quick tips to handle my toddler's tantrums!

Understanding whether my child is rolling on the floor because they are feeling powerless, or because they want control...