Why sticks and carrots don’t work with tantrums
He’s got to learn he can’t get what he wants by behaving like this! Hands up who’s heard this by …
Category Archives: Discipline
Disconnection, love & parenting
Whatever your beliefs, it’s hard to argue against the idea that most, if not all, the world’s ills can be …
Tantrum check-list #6 – insecurity
This option isn’t a nice one to consider because we all want to think that our children are secure and …
Naughty? Or just in need of something?
There was a specific query posted on the Free Your Parenting Facebook Page last week by a mum called Kathy, …
Tantrum check list #1 – hunger
Seems like teaching your grandmother to suck eggs, really, doesn’t it? I mean we all know how cranky we can …
When your toddler refuses to move
The pros and cons of various approaches A lot of parents will recognise that sinking feeling you experience when you …
Ways to dampen down the flames of hormonal moodiness
One of the best known issues faced by parents with children heading towards puberty is the impact on moods and …
Need a new way to teach your children not to swear?
Whether we like it or not, children are going to hear swearing. If they don’t hear it from their exhausted, …
