I think we are lead to believe lies -  little cultural messages that we imbibe as parents, that shape us.

If we want to raise children who thrive, who have high self-esteem and are emotionally intelligent, we need to be countercultural and go against the cultural grain.

So here goes for some truth-busting today.

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Here's a tool that will help you to stay empowered under stress and prevent you from that downward spiral of concern. It's a life-changer. 

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Here's a positive, empowering way to look at the future...

Have you asked yourself some of the big questions about where you're heading? Where your children are heading? Where your relationships are heading?

This week we look at some great ways to set the trajectory in the direction we want it to head.

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Would you love to stay gentle at the same times as keeping clear boundaries in place? I'm chatting with a dad this week who 'walks the walk' - humble enough to know where he goes wrong, but strong enough to know where he's going. I found his insight inspiring - and his sense of humour!

With strength and gentleness your kids will feel loved and safe. They'll know your expectations and limits clearly and know that your love is consistent when they make good choices and poor choices.

Thanks for joining us this week. I'll put some notes up on my blog so you have something in writing to refer to: Here's the link

And if you love strong, gentle parenting, you'll love my book; Parenting For Life. It's lovely to hold, lovely to look at, lovely on a coffee table quite frankly. And choc full of great ways to raise strong gentle adults from very small. Here's the link, with a 25% discount to my listeners.

What do we do now and in the tweens and teens when they're behaving rudely and uncooperatively? How do we stay calm and help them to express themselves in a kinder way?

This week we look at tools for refining; tools for connection and ways to respect ourselves so that our children do too.

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I also talk about consequences, so for more on that refer here to podcast seven for lots of examples and clarity on consequences not punishments. 

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Watching our children behave aggressively can be alarming and upsetting. Biting, hitting or being disrespectful can be dealt with effectively and even calmly. 

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Parenting For Life Book here

For our own sakes (and others) we need to check in and make sure that we're getting the fuel we need to keep going. It's a busy life parenting so we're focussing this week on a few top tips to keep ourselves in good mental, physical and spiritual shape. 

Here's a new aspect to parenting. It might not be our parenting, but fostered children and fostering parents are in our community and at the school gates. Abuse and neglect are around every corner. It's always helpful to understand the life of another, so this is an aspect of parenting we thought would be informative for our listeners. 

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Some good tips on how to boost your relationship and some good laughs too. How to spot the danger signs and some really cool neuro insights that explain why we react the way we do sometimes.

Psychotherapist Margy Wakefield talks us through the insights: find Margy

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Sometimes there are hidden secrets to our children's characters. Finding out the true meaning to extrovert and introvert can be so revelatory it changes the way you parent and frees them up to be their unique selves. 

It also takes the angst out of family life. 

Find more information on this weeks subject plus a link to my book go to my website:

www.thecourageousmumma.com

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Look out for the book: Knowing Me Knowing You

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