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Has your child ever had any friendship issues? In this week's hangout we talk about how we can help our children when a friendship start to go wrong

Google hangout: Helping your child with friendship issues

We are carrying on the theme of friendship issues this week with our latest Google hangout we discuss helping with friendship issues. Whilst teaching your kids about the ins and …

It is hard when are kids are shy - what do we do as a parent to encourage that confidence, but also not to undermine them so they feel we are criticising the way they react to those situations - here are some ideas to help build confidence in your children....

No more shy kids: how to effectively boost your child’s confidence

“Hey, I want you to meet my boy,” Says an eager and proud parent to friends and neighbours. The neighbour replies: “Oh, he is so cute. If only he …

We have some ideas for using those fantastic distraction techniques with kids to avoid those terrible twos tantrums and beyond...sometimes its too late to stop a tantrum with your child, but at other times, distraction is a great way to hold it off before it begins.

Distraction – techniques and when to use them

Welcome to another Parenting Tales from the Sofa and we are again joined by resident coach, Beckie Whitehouse, of Be Confident Coaching. This week we are talking about distraction and …

Six tips for surviving the terrible twos

Everybody knows about the terrible twos; we are warned, but we never quite understand until we are right in the middle of it. It was my little girl who had …

How can you help your child to feel OK when there is a new baby in the house - always a big challenge for parents of more than one child...here are some great ideas to help!

Siblings: Introducing your child to a new baby

New babies bring lots of challenges, whether it’s the first or the fourth. Every single time the experience is different, and never more so than when you already have another …

What to do when you have bored kids...! Actually, its good for them, so don't panic :-D

Why boredom is good for our kids just like it was for me

Life seem to be a nonstop roller coaster for children. During the holiday period they barely have a second to catch their breath as parents, including myself, frantically think of …

Learning to walk – 4 ways to encourage your toddler

Learning to walk – both my kids were walking at around a year. Some of my friends little ones were before and some a good deal after, but one thing …

Praise: how and why we should give it to our kids

Welcome to another of our parenting Google hangouts with Beckie Whitehouse of Be Confident Coaching. Today, we are talking about praise and how and why to use it with our …

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Parenting tales from the sofa: helping children with change

Welcome to another parenting tales from the sofa, together again with Beckie Whitehouse of Be Confident Coaching. This week we are talking about new starts and change and offer some …

Developmental milestones – the difference between boys and girls

Developmental milestones differ greatly between children as a whole, but what about the differences between boys and girls? We always ask each other in the car on the way home …