IF you are celebrating Christmas this December (or your child’s school takes part in Christmas celebrations and/or traditions) you may be interested in the Sharing Parenting Advent – top tips and suggestions for parents each day throughout Advent are below: Plan If you don’t know where you are going how will you know when you […]
Category: Strategies
11. How to prepare your child for the excitement of the Christmas season
The Christmas period is just around the corner and the build up has begun with children seeing Christmas cards, gifts and toys in the shops, decorations, Christmas TV adverts and there children may be learning new songs and lines to learn in the school nativity or carol concerts. Whether you and your family celebrate Christmas […]
10. A to Z of Parenting
Look out for our A to Z to parenting on our Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin posts. Here’s some to get you started. If you have any of your own please do let us know. A is for ALFRED ADLER. Sharing Parenting programmes are based on Adler’s theory that ‘all behaviour has a purpose’. Do you […]
Teenage drinking
What is your opinion on teenage drinking? Another parenting dilemma discussed by Sharing Parenting Director Suzanne Pearson on BBC radio 5 live: Find out more about the teenage brain and how to keep communication open with your teenagers on our Raising Teens course. For more information contact us. […]
9. Time for teens
You won’t believe how a simple adjustment in my busy life has got my teen to communicate with me……… In 2015 it was reported that amid 53,000 children in 15 countries, British youngsters are among the unhappiest, so how can we combat this? As my daughter has hit those dreaded teen years (the Kevin and […]
8. Parenting a child with English as an additional language
Parents often worry that their child will struggle learning two languages. A child’s Language development takes place in a different part of the brain to an adult, which means it is actually easier for a child to learn a new language compared to an adult, as long as they are given the right opportunities. While […]
7. Whose responsibility is it anyway?
Are we doing too much for our kids? How many times has your child’s school called you during the day asking you to bring something in your child has forgotten. Did you do it? Being a parent surely comes with the responsibility of preparing our children for adult life beyond the cushy comforting cocoon of […]
6. Stories without books can be educational (and fun) too!
Splish Splash Splosh was all I could hear as the kids ran through the puddles in their wellies. So I joined in too! Don’t let reading become a chore and bring stories to life with your children, indoors and out. Acting out stories and repeating phrases from stories will help to build up confidence in […]
5. What is modelling when parenting?
Do you want to know the secret of getting your kids to do what you want them to do? ..…. YOU DO IT! At Sharing Parenting we call this ‘modelling’ If want your children to be quiet … lower your voice (or even whisper) and the noise level will go down. If you want your […]
4. Why Board Games can still help your family connect in the 21st century
A recent study found that 42% of parents said they were worried that social media is distracting their children away from quality family time when they are at home and 48% of those polled said they felt guilty that they don’t spend enough time with their loved ones. One of my positive early memories is […]