Children are Snakes… How to deal with teenage attitude and behaviour
Teenage behaviour can be foul…
After years helping other people’s children, this is how I deal with attitudes & behaviours in my own home!
{~13¾ Read}
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Children are Punishing… A Youth Worker’s Complete Parenting Strategy
After a long career in Youth Work, and Parenting a 14 year old, I have compiled a bunch of tools and created A Complete Parenting System!
{~40min Read}
That time our daughter was scared of the water
You wouldn’t think many teens would be scared of the water…
So what was really going on?
Here’s how to notice the deep important things, even while having fun with your children!
{3min Read}
Children Are Disappearing… How to Pull Them Back When Your Child Feels Distant
More and more these days Children are disconnected. Here’s a 5 point plan to drag them back to life!
{~14min Read}
How to Observe and Support Troubled Teens
As parents we are constantly observing and supporting our children.
Here are some quick tips that lead me to massive success quickly when working with teens!
{~15min Read}
Children Are Complex… How Knowing Our Child More Will Free Our Time
Children are complex, but they are also fairly consistent.
Learning how our child operates allows us to plan ahead for their ‘mistakes’ (learning).
Free yourself today with these tips!
{~12min Read}
STRATAGEM: Roll The Stone!
Want to save some time and energy disciplining your children?
Our “roll the stone” strategy, stolen from a Chinese Emperor, will help you!
{11min read}
That time a kid almost got kicked in the face
SMASH!!!CRASH!!!BAAAANG!!!SLAM!
From the outside that’s all that was heard.
The client was now inside after slamming the door shut, with just 1 worker when policy requires 2 or more with this client! A powerful 120-odd-kilogram 20-something-year-old that headbutts and knees brick walls for fun, and can pull a back flip a few feet from the trampoline, is now inside with the new worker!!!
{7½min read}
Children Are Emotional… How to Ensure Your Child Hears You
Each of us has preferences in the ways we show and feel love, and these “languages” effect how we interact in ALL of our relationships.
Find out how to use them in your parenting, RIGHT NOW!
{10¾min read}
RELATIONSHIP – The Five Love Languages
“The 5 Love Languages” was published by Gary Chapman in the early 90s and the idea is fairly simple.
Each of us has preferences for the ways we show and feel love, and these languages effect how we interact in ALL of our relationships.
Learn how to connect with people on a deeper level, right now!
{3¾min read}
That time a kid did the dishes!
…He FLEW out of the car, kicking and swinging at anything and everything on the way out.
Suddenly, they saw the bins. There was that split second pause as you could almost hear the thoughts… They rushed the bins, punching and kicking them over, throwing trash everywhere…
{10min read}
Children are Complicated… This is How to Simplify Your Parenting
Parenting is time consuming, and these days we seem to have less and less of that!
After a carer in youth work, and recently step parenting, here are some quick tips to reclaim some time while raising children.
{8½min read}