Children can develop anxiety for a variety of reasons. As a parent, it can be hard to know how best to support them. It is important not to become overprotective when children are anxious, otherwise they may not not try to overcome their issues. Equally, parents need to not be too forceful either, children need […]
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What is Play Therapy?
Play Therapy provides a confidential, safe place to use play to help children work through things that are bothering them, and to make sense of their life experiences. It aims to empower children by helping them to acknowledge their feelings constructively and give them strategies for coping with the difficulties they face. Most of the […]
Catch them being good
Do you know one of the most effective things you can do to turn around negative behaviour? … Catch them being good! and do you know when this is MOST effective? … When you least want to! It is so easy for us to give our attention to the negative behaviour we see in children, […]
Mother’s Day Competition 2023
Want a chance to win £30 Tesco Voucher ? Head over to our Facebook page and let us know your favourite activity or place to go as a Mum, in the comments below (and tag your place). Closing date Monday 20 March (the day after Mother’s Day) and the winner will be chosen and notified […]
Cost of Living Impact on Mental Health and Support
Keith from Rehab Recovery, a website he founded himself, to help bring together people who’ve been affected by addiction and mental health issues, shared this with us: Many of our members have been negatively impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, and we can’t really see many publications talking about the mental health aspect of the crisis. To remedy […]
Emergency Contacts December 2022 & 2023
Local Emergency Numbers Fire, Police or Ambulance Emergency call 999 For non emergency Police Call 101 Feeling unwell? Your local pharmacist can provide advice on most health issues. If your GP surgery is closed, call 111 (the NHS free number) or visit www.nhs.uk to help you find the right service out of hours. Call 999 for serious […]
How to talk to children about the death of the Queen
Our thoughts are with the Royal Family, and everyone who is experiencing feelings of grief and loss, following the death of our Queen. She was our longest serving Monarch and a Mother, a Wife, an Aunty, a Grandmother and a Great Grandmother. Loosing such a prominent figure head may trigger feelings of previous loss or […]
Join Us in the world of Podcasting!
We’ve done it! We’ve joined the world of podcasting to spread the positive parenting word to a wider audience. Our Podcasts are called Sharing Parenting Podcasts for REAL parents. What will I hear? Each episode will include one or two members of the Sharing Parenting team chatting with Ginny about different parenting themes. We hope […]
Parenting Books and Podcasts for Understanding Child Development and Emotional Wellbeing
Looking for a good read? With hundreds of books on the market it is hard to know which books are any good. Here at Sharing Parenting we love a good parenting book, that gives some evidence based advice. We have put together a list of some of our favourite books and recommendations from some of […]
Newsletter for Parents and Carers
Please click here for the latest Newsletter for parents. We would love other parents to benefit from our information and support too. Sign up to our newsletter by contacting us and/or if you know anyone else who would also like to receive our newsletter please ask them to email us at info@sharingparenting.com Please click on the […]