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 […]
29. Parenting Podcasts
To help more parents access quality parenting information and support we’ve joined the world of podcasting. Search Sharing Parenting Podcasts for REAL parents on Apple Podcasts, or where ever you get your podcasts or click below. Episodes 1. “Why do I always feel as though I am failing as a parent” 2. ‘I am worried […]
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 […]
28. Swap ‘You’ for ‘I’
‘I’ statements are a quick and easy way of communicating with people to help effective communication, especially for parents and carers with their children. If you’re speaking to your children (or actually if you’re speaking to anybody!) if you can swap the word ‘you’ to ‘I’. ‘I’ is a lot less threatening and much more […]
27. Don’t say don’t!
Try this simple but effective positive parenting strategy to turn around challenging behaviour. So this one’s called ‘don’t say don’t’ and this was really helpful to me when my children were little. So basically if I say to you “don’t think of a rabbit, don’t think of its big ears, don’t think of its fluffy […]
26. How can I help my child to take responsibility with choice and consequences?
Supporting your children to take responsibility is one of the most important tools you can give your child. Suzanne explains more here: Hi my name is Suzanne Pearson and I’m from Sharing Parenting. Today we are going to talk about choices and consequences . So when do we use choices and consequences? We usually use […]
25. Filling YOUR jug – taking care of YOU – so you can take care of them
Remember the age old saying ‘You can’t pour from an empty jug’? Well this applies to you too. If you ever listen to the emergency announcements before take off on a flight on an aeroplane you will notice they ask you to put your own oxygen mask on first. Have you ever wondered why this […]
24. Do we turn in to our parents?
Suzanne, shared her thoughts with Mark Murphy on Radio Suffolk on 21 February 2022. You can listen here: Please let us know if you have anything you would like to add to this article. You may also be interested in: www.sharingparenting.com/2022/03/08/how-do-i-talk-to-my-children-about-ukraine/ or 21. A Parenting Tip for Every Day Of The Month! […]
How do I talk to my children about Ukraine?
Suzanne, spoke to Louise Hulland inMarch 2022 on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire to share her thoughts. You can listen here: Please let us know if you have anything you would like to add to this article. Want to show your support to Ukrainian families? Did you know the Sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine. Please […]