Young children tend to cross other people's boundaries quite a lot. They grab things that don't belong to them,...
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Dissipating power struggles with your child
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, active listening, power struggles, 8Parenting can be a lot less stressful when we start to see every power struggle or show of defiance...
When teenagers refuse to do chores
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, chores, not listening, power struggles, problem solving, requests, teenagers, teens, 21A mother asks: “My fourteen year old son is refusing to do chores. For 14 years, there were no...
Grumpy children need our sweetness and nothing else will do
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, allowing feelings, chores, conflict with your child, not listening, parental anger, parental frustration, power struggles, requests, 14When children are upset and unsettled, they need empathy and connection before solutions or suggestions. They need to get...
Helping children adapt to change
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, fears, grief, immigration, injury, loss, new baby, phobias, separation anxiety, sickness, 6Because children are constantly grappling with lots of new information, it stands to reason that the more time they...
When the meal table becomes a battleground
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, allergies, conflict with your child, eating, eating disorder, food, food mood, healing through play, mealtimes, picky eater, power struggles, refusing to eat, therapeutic play, veggies, 3Supporting your child to develop a healthy relationship with their food From the first day a child is born,...
Repairing the connection after conflict with your child
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, child won't connect, conflict with your child, healing, relationship, repairing connection, 17Learning how to repair the connection and re-build trust after conflicts with your child is one of the greatest...
If your child has experienced trauma, this could make all the difference!
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, crying in arms, emotional support, fears, healing trauma, helping children with fears, 3One day my daughter’s friend was playing at our house when a huge storm erupted. The sky darkened and...
Go Away! What to do when your child won’t LET you connect
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, child won't connect, grumpy child, parental anger, parental frustration, 6First published in the Natural Parent Magazine, available in shops in New Zealand or Australia but can be ordered...
Children and babies can heal through their cries
Genevieve Simperingham, , Nurturing Babies, PP Strategies & Tools, babies, crying, crying in arms, healing trauma, 10Children are born with an innate natural ability to bring themselves back to balance after upsets, frustrations, frights, exhaustion, ...
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