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School anxiety - how to help...

School anxiety - how to help...

29th Nov 2023

Nine-year-old Emma is refusing to go to school for the third time this week. Her mother has an important meeting at work and no childcare… she is torn between insisting...

AnxietyParenting Tips29th Nov 2023

School anxiety - how to help...

Nine-year-old Emma is refusing to go to school for the third time this week. Her mother has an important meeting at work and no childcare… she is torn between insisting...

Helping children deal with strong emotions

Helping children deal with strong emotions

09th Nov 2023

Young children are prone to emotional meltdowns, which can leave you feeling exhausted and like you are failing as a parent. They can experience such overwhelmingly strong feelings that they have no idea...

Challenging behaviour09th Nov 2023

Helping children deal with strong emotions

Young children are prone to emotional meltdowns, which can leave you feeling exhausted and like you are failing as a parent. They can experience such overwhelmingly strong feelings that they have no idea...

The Power of Praise: Catch your child being good!

The Power of Praise: Catch your child being good!

02th Nov 2023

Are your children driving you mad with their whining? Or so unhelpful you feel as if you’re constantly nagging? Although we know we should praise our children, sometimes it can be...

Parenting Tips02th Nov 2023

The Power of Praise: Catch your child being good!

Are your children driving you mad with their whining? Or so unhelpful you feel as if you’re constantly nagging? Although we know we should praise our children, sometimes it can be...

Are you seeking perfection, or is “good-enough” enough? (Embrace the chaos and live for the moment, at least sometimes…)

Are you seeking perfection, or is “good-enough”...

04th Sep 2023

There is a popular YouTube clip in which a comedian calls out the instructions to her kids for the day in 2 minutes, sounding increasingly exasperated and desperate – all...

Parenting Tips04th Sep 2023

Are you seeking perfection, or is “good-enough”...

There is a popular YouTube clip in which a comedian calls out the instructions to her kids for the day in 2 minutes, sounding increasingly exasperated and desperate – all...

How to reduce conflict at home

How to reduce conflict at home

22th May 2023

Most of us hate having arguments, whether it is with our partners or with our kids.  But minor irritations can sometimes build up, leading to blazing rows that leave everyone...

Relationships22th May 2023

How to reduce conflict at home

Most of us hate having arguments, whether it is with our partners or with our kids.  But minor irritations can sometimes build up, leading to blazing rows that leave everyone...

When I say no, I mean NO… or do I?

When I say no, I mean NO… or do I?

07th Mar 2023

When you say no, do you?… Say no, then give in after a long battle? Shout "no you can’t" from another room and hope for the best? Say no, oh...

Challenging behaviour07th Mar 2023

When I say no, I mean NO… or do I?

When you say no, do you?… Say no, then give in after a long battle? Shout "no you can’t" from another room and hope for the best? Say no, oh...

Making reading fun and a joy for life

Making reading fun and a joy for life

03th Mar 2023

Does reading often turn into a chore – one that you rush through to just GET IT done? Or perhaps it ends in arguments or you simply giving up! But...

Learning03th Mar 2023

Making reading fun and a joy for life

Does reading often turn into a chore – one that you rush through to just GET IT done? Or perhaps it ends in arguments or you simply giving up! But...

Children and screens: Reaping the benefits, reducing the harms

Children and screens: Reaping the benefits, red...

07th Feb 2023

Dad: “Jack it’s time to stop playing your videogame! Go upstairs and have your bath before bed.” Jack: “Not just yet, I’ve just reached Level 14!” Dad: “You’ve been playing...

Boundaries07th Feb 2023

Children and screens: Reaping the benefits, red...

Dad: “Jack it’s time to stop playing your videogame! Go upstairs and have your bath before bed.” Jack: “Not just yet, I’ve just reached Level 14!” Dad: “You’ve been playing...

Does my child need that snack? Developing healthy eating habits

Does my child need that snack? Developing healt...

01th Feb 2023

Can snacking and grazing lead to bad eating habits? Dr Clare Bailey, GP and co-founder of Parenting Matters, explains the situation with snacking. Are we raising kids to eat too much...

Eating01th Feb 2023

Does my child need that snack? Developing healt...

Can snacking and grazing lead to bad eating habits? Dr Clare Bailey, GP and co-founder of Parenting Matters, explains the situation with snacking. Are we raising kids to eat too much...

How to help your kids get along better

How to help your kids get along better

17th Jan 2023

“It’s not fair, he always goes first!”, “Muuum! He’s hogging the controls!!” Does this sound familiar? Here are some tips to help keep the peace at home. Comments like “It wasn’t me…”...

Relationships17th Jan 2023

How to help your kids get along better

“It’s not fair, he always goes first!”, “Muuum! He’s hogging the controls!!” Does this sound familiar? Here are some tips to help keep the peace at home. Comments like “It wasn’t me…”...

Raising happy children with love and limits: the core values underpinning our online programme

Raising happy children with love and limits: th...

11th Jan 2023

At Parenting Matters, we have three core values that guide everything we do: Born in Fun Backed by Science Built through Connection. These three values are essentially “baked in” our...

Who we are11th Jan 2023

Raising happy children with love and limits: th...

At Parenting Matters, we have three core values that guide everything we do: Born in Fun Backed by Science Built through Connection. These three values are essentially “baked in” our...

3 intentions for the New Year that might improve your relationship with your child

3 intentions for the New Year that might improv...

03th Jan 2023

As parents we sometimes get things wrong, as of course do our children too. No one is perfect, and nor should they be! But it often helps  to have a...

Relationships03th Jan 2023

3 intentions for the New Year that might improv...

As parents we sometimes get things wrong, as of course do our children too. No one is perfect, and nor should they be! But it often helps  to have a...

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