What is going on - 
When your 8 year old suddenly insists you dress her or you find yourself locked into a power struggle with your 10year old because you refuse to comply with his demands that you help him put on his shoes? 

In this episode we explore independence and get clearer on what might see our children sometimes take a step back in order to be able to take a brave step forward. 

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People not in the trenches of parenting often offer the sage advice: 
Pick your battles.
Have you ever wondered WHEN to actually pick your battles and HOW to do so in a way that doesn't give your child the impression that you're scared of their big feelings? 

In this episode I offer you a road map to picking your battles. 
Because when we know what we can rightly ignore and what prompts us to let go of a conflict - we are so much more effective as parents and we protect our relationship with our child 

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Do others often say to you: 

"He's playing you?"
"She's so ruling the roost"
"You would have never been getting away with doing that"

in response to how you approach your children when they're having a difficult emotion that's causing them to behave in ways that aren't ideal? 


Then you might be engaged in 'Pendulum parenting' - an never ending cycle of responding to the parenting of our past - or how we parented yesterday. 

In this episode I give you a tool for spotting whether you pendulum parent. 
Why we do - and how we can begin the journey of a more balanced approach. 

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2023 is here! 
And whatever your personal circumstance, we are facing a year of inflation, austerity, war in Europe and climate crisis. A sobering cocktail for all of us, and especially for us parents. 

Because how do we keep attend to our own feelings and concerns without living in fear and taking our worries and concerns out on the people we love the most? 

In this episode I share 4 things I turn to to manage my own overwhelm and worry and what NOT to cut back on  during challenging times. 

I offer all listeners of this podcast a 20% discount on all of my coaching packages until 5th of January. 
Simply write my: 
[email protected] and quote: 
Curious not Furious

You can also book in for a free discovery call if you would like to find out how parenting coaching can help you and your family. 



For details on my upcoming Retreat Evening for Mums with the wonderful Charlie Leigh - please check out this link: 

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When your instructions seem to fall on deaf ears, it is tempting to repeat ourselves only to find ourselves getting more frustrated and feeling increasingly disrespected. 

This is when it becomes tempting to threaten to take things away and give ultimatums. Following on from the last episode on 'rethinking threats' - in this episode I offer 3 tips that are sure to fuel cooperation. 

Cooperation is a collaboration between parent and child. And when we get clear on what aids cooperation, we will find that many situations that usually lead to power struggles and everyone losing their temper, can become moments of connection, growth and mutual respect. 

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Parenting without the constant use of threats to get our child to listen, can feel like giving up the one motivation tool we have at our disposal when our child says no to us or replies with a 'not now'. 

So if it works, why would we even want to reconsider the use of threats in our parenting? 

In this podcast episode I explore 3 ways that threats give us what we want in the here and now, but won't give you what you want in the long run. 

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