Parenting Techniques and Insights

Today I saw a two-year-old child drop a piece of litter on the ground. The mother angrily ordered the child to ‘Pick that up! Now!’. The child ran off. The...

It can be seductive to engage with a child when we seek to rationalise, justify, explain or coerce even when we know we are unlikely to succeed! When a child...

. Being exposed to your child’s tantrums and strong emotions can feel frightening, uncomfortable or even embarrassing. Our social conditioning tells us that emotions, for the sake of societal norms,...

We live in a culture which relies on a rewards based system in a huge way. It might start with sticker charts and end with huge business bonuses. And amazingly,...