by Mette Theilmann | Aug 23, 2020 | Boarding Parents, Boost your Child's Confidence, Morning/Bedtime Routines, Parenting during the lockdown, Parenting Tips, Raising a single child!, Seperation/Divorce, Special Needs
We all love our kids and want them to be happy. And most parents will try to do anything and everything in pursuit of this. But it is often this anything or everything that stops us being the best parents we can for our kids and giving them what they really need, as... 
by Mette Theilmann | Aug 20, 2020 | Boost your Child's Confidence, Healthy Eating Habits, Homework/Revision, Morning/Bedtime Routines, Parenting Tips, Screen Time, Sibling Rivalry, Special Needs, Toddlers, Tweens and Teens
We have all been there where we are in a hurry, tired or desperate and just don’t have the energy to keep asking politely; we need our kids to do things and get a move on and they don’t want to. So we grab what is always at hand: ‘threats’. But when we use threats and... 
by Mette Theilmann | Jun 23, 2020 | Boost your Child's Confidence, Homework/Revision, Morning/Bedtime Routines, Parenting Tips, Seperation/Divorce, Special Needs, Toddlers
It can be really difficult for parents to know how to deal with a child in distress. Emotional outbursts from kids are among parents’ biggest challenges; it can be really hard to understand, know what to do and say (or NOT), or prevent it from... 
by Mette Theilmann | Jun 12, 2020 | Boost your Child's Confidence, Homework/Revision, Morning/Bedtime Routines, Screen Time
Why should we let kids problem solve? No one goes through life stress and problem free. Everyone, adults and kids alike, will at some time during their lives encounter issues where they will have to relate to the situation, make decisions and problem solve. And... 
by Mette Theilmann | Jun 9, 2020 | Boost your Child's Confidence, Homework/Revision, Morning/Bedtime Routines, Parenting Tips
As a parent and family impact coach I often have mums and dads coming to me for support because they’re feeling daily stressed and anxious. Stressed because it feels like there’s always so much to do and not enough hours in the day. Stressed because they feel they’re... 
by Mette Theilmann | Jun 9, 2020 | Boost your Child's Confidence, Homework/Revision, Morning/Bedtime Routines, Parenting Tips
Create harmony, connections and restore balance in your home If you want to create a harmonious home a good place to start is by making everyone in the family feel heard and ‘feel good about themselves’. We can do this through ongoing connection, relationship building... 