Parenting with Play

Saying “No” & Setting Limits

Do you sometimes feel like you’re walking on eggshells with your child? Do you want to be quite relaxed with your child, and then end up getting frustrated, cross and being harsh in your limits? Or are you not quite sure the best way to foster your child’s sense of independence, curiosity and freedom whilst also restoring sanity and order to your family? Find out how to set a “Loving Limit” and say no to your child in a way that’s respectful, loving and effective.

How important is it to ‘be consistent’?

We’re often told it’s vital to be consistent in our responses to our children’s behaviour so that they learn what’s acceptable and what’s not. But how helpful actually is it? Should it be your main approach when dealing with challenging behaviour?

Helping your Child when they Start or Return to School

Find out how you can best prepare and support your child for this significant transition. And how you can help them if they’re anxious about going back for a new school year. Join me as I chat with Shelley Clarke to give your child the best start at school.

What do you want this year for you & your kids? Here’s the first step.

January is obviously a really good time to think about what you really want. Because if you want to have more of what you want, you need to know what it is that you want. But are you clear about what you want? I like have one to two words to help guide me throughout the […]

Helping Children with Anxieties about Bush Fires & Natural Disasters

In the face of the terrifying fires in Australia, and other scary events around the world, it can be hard to know how to best help your child with their feelings of fear, sadness or anxiety. So this episode gives you practical ways to help build your child’s resilience, confidence & optimism. 1. Seek the Support You […]

How to Make Christmas More Fun For Your Kids AND For You

How can you make Christmas more fun for you, your kids and your family? Here’s my list of what you can proactively do:Schedule moments of connection with your children each dayIt’s easy to get caught up in the busyness of this time of year. You’ve got so much on your plate to do & organise, so […]

Why Babies & Children Resist Bedtimes & What Can You Do?

It can be so infuriating when you know that your baby or child is tired and yet they just won’t go to sleep! Maybe they become hyper at bedtime, or maybe they keep asking for more & more things to delay going to sleep, or maybe they become really challenging and get annoyed or upset over […]

How to use play after you’ve shouted or been angry with your child

It’s so understandable that you get annoyed with your child. We’ve ALL been there! There’s really good reasons why you feel & behave in the way that you do. But, as you know, it’s not ideal and often it ends up making the situation worse as your child’s behaviour could escalate even more. Or they […]

Help Your Baby Sleep Better with Play

It’s 6pm and my 8 month old is having a great time! He’s crawling all over the bed laughing. I’m kneeling at the end of the bed laughing with him. He crawls towards me and I lift him up into the air, both of us laughing together. I’m delighting in him. I’m not distracted by […]

Managing Aggressive Behaviour After School – with Chantal Harrison

LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or SpotifyHow is your child when you collect them after school? Relaxed? Calm? Moody? Grumpy? Aggressive to you or their sibling? And how do you usually help your child in those moments? It’s so easy to pop the TV on to distract them, or just tell them to play […]

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