Wow! This can be so very, very difficult for us as parents. Professionals often tell us we need more parenting skills to cope better with our child’s behaviour. And they are probably right to a certain extent. We all could benefit from up skilling especially for the most important job…
It was well over ten years ago that I suddenly realized that although I saw our grandchildren frequently, very little of that time was spent one on one with them. So I made a plan then and there to devote some time each week to one grandchild, just them and…
The theory of temperament and traits is a fascinating subject. An understanding of our own temperament, our partner’s temperament and our children’s temperament will certainly help when it comes to parenting. Especially in our understanding of how best to respond to certain behaviour that is causing us concern. I remember…
Some people have told us that they were worried about attending a parenting course. They felt that others would judge them and would think that they were not good parents. They thought it was only parents who hit their children and didn’t know the first thing about parenting that went…
I wish I had the information about positive parenting. Thinking about the way I parented our four children, who now have children of their own, I have many regrets, although there were good times too. On one hand we were reasonably good parents. We both really loved our children, spent…