The Courageous Mumma

I'm back!

I hope you've had a fun summer. 

I'm launching this term with a fun book, perfect for your friends for Christmas. It's snippets of overheard conversations to make you titter, raise your eyebrows, questions yourself and/or the quotee. How would you respond to this one? 

"Why does everyone suddlenly need a second screen? It's a post-Covid thing...You know, we're not all operating air traffic control from home!"

Open to conjecture on that one. 

We also chat about the anxious side of early motherhood and how Natasha coped.

Snippets of conversation from Emphatic Middle-Class Women, by Natasha May can be found at Waterstones on line, Amazon and for a signed copy, message Natasha.t.may on Instagram.

Today we talk about pooh and wee and what happens for children emotionally and physically when there are difficulties.

Rachel Thomas is the lead specialist nurse for Children's Bladder and Bowel Team for Gloucestershire.  She talks us through the early and late interventions. There are lots of laughs but lots of great info too.

She recommends:

https://eric.org.uk to answer all your questions.

and

the book, Amy Gets Eaten, by Adam Kay

Email me if you're thinking about the day or evening course: [email protected]

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For a parenting chat/consultation, pop here

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What should you close before you doze?

Do your kids know what to do if there's a fire?

What are a credit card and cling film doing in with your Meds?

A gripping tour of first aid and how to support your children (or anyone) in common difficulties. Come and learn new things and examine your existing perspectives.

To Contact Meg Sawford: [email protected]

Meg signposts to these two 

Choking Jelly babies

How to use a Defibrillator

For your copy of Parenting For Life, pop here

For a consultation, or a chat about a consultation, pop here

Find me on IG @thecourageousmumma

or pop me an email... [email protected]

 Coming to you from my convalescence after an op  - with the Enneagram type 5.

The fives have some great strengths;

Firstly, their intellectual capacity and their ability to think deeply and critically are admirable. They are excellent researchers and often good problem solvers. They are naturally curious and have a thirst for knowledge. They can often see connections and patterns that others miss.

They’re fabulous in a pub quiz, though sometimes their knowledge is specialised, so then they’re just fabulous in certain rounds.

See if you recognise yourself, your child or your friends or partner...

Introspective

Analytical

Curious

Independent

Thoughtful

Reserved

Cerebral

Detached

Perceptive

Objective

Focused

Reclusive

Have you ever felt you're drifting from a child or do you ever worry that you might in the future? Here is a great story from a precious friend and her daughter about how to reconnect when it all feels lost. 

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Happy Birthday to us....a telegram from the King would be appropriate. Thank you to all those who have been with me from the beginning and welcome to those joining today and everyone in between. 

Today, I answer your questions: 

What's the hardest parenting tool; what do I most regret; What am I most pleased with... Here's the good, the bad and the ugly

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Do you have a child who has a deep need to be understood? I know all children do, but it discombobulates some more than others. Are they creative, expressive, sensitive to criticism and often feel misunderstood? If so, you might have an enneagram type 4 - come and find out.... here are some great ways to help them to thrive.

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May is Mental Health Month. This week I'm introducing you to Louise Williams. She has overcome the ADHD battle. She blogs about it and today she's sharing her journey with us. 

ask a question or contact me; [email protected]

Book on ADHD: Scattered Minds - pop here 

Adult guide to diagnosis - pop here 

Louise's blog Pink Pear Bear - pop here 

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Book mentioned: Gifts of Imperfection pop here 

Do you have a child or someone in your life, who finds it hard to let others to see their flaws and is keen to project a winning image?

Do they find it hard to let people see when they're failing or appearing to underachieve?

Can they be a little competitive at times?

They might be an Enneagram type 3 - Sometimes called The Achiever

Come and hear about their superpowers and how to parent them well so their strengths shine and they manage their potential pitfalls.

For your copy of Parenting For Life, pop here

For a consultation, or a chat about a consultation, pop here

Find me on IG @thecourageousmumma

or pop me an email... [email protected]