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When not to reason with an upset child
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, active listening, grumpy child, parental frustration, tantrums, 2A mother whose been doing skype parent coaching and counselling with me for a while recently recounted the story...
To make your child very angry, tell them to “calm down”
Genevieve Simperingham, , Understanding Peaceful Parenting, active listening, grumpy child, tantrums, 1Children are so often told to “calm down”. Have you been told to calm down as a child or...
When children seem hard to please
Genevieve Simperingham, , Understanding Peaceful Parenting, allowing feelings, grumpy child, 0Often when a child is tired and their parent is caring for them, it can feel like it’s so hard...
Setting limits can bring healing tears and tantrums
Genevieve Simperingham, , Healthy Boundaries, chores, crying, grumpy child, healing, power struggles, requests, tantrums, 5Setting limits can bring healing tears and tantrums It’s important to express the limits that prevent aggressive or destructive...
The pitfalls of obedience training
Genevieve Simperingham, , Understanding Peaceful Parenting, grumpy child, obedience training, parental anger, parental frustration, 6First published in The Natural Parent Magazine 2013. Who would want to train children to be obedient, when we...
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...
Empathy makes difficult feelings much less difficult
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, compassion, empathy, grumpy child, healing, healing trauma, helping children with anger, helping children with fears, helping children with grief, tantrums, 16Originally published in Kiwi Families online parenting resource. We support our child's healthy emotional development every time we respond...
Child’s Feelings and Needs Chart
Genevieve Simperingham, , Understanding Peaceful Parenting, aggression, boundaries, defiance, feelings, grumpy child, limits, needs, 6Peaceful Parenting puts the focus on identifying the underlying feelings and unmet needs relating to out of balance behaviour. ...