April 27th, 2012
‘Time Out’ – does it really work?
by Marie Reilly
Read Marie's article to discover if 'Time Out' really works ....
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November 15th, 2011
An Option to Meltdown
by Val Mullally
It was the fourth week of our Parenting Programme, and Jane shared her story with the parents and myself, as facilitator, in her group. She’d had the flu during the week and one day was so off-colour that she left her five year old son, Timmy, to choose his own clothes for school. Later in the week he decided that he didn’t want to choose from the either/or outfits that she’d put ready – he wanted to choose his clothes himself. He started whining. She can’t stand him whining so she became increasingly uptight. He started having a meltdown and Jane left the room before she exploded. The other parents gave little chuckles – it was easy to identify with this situation.
‘How do I do it differently?’ she asked.
I invited her to role-play the situation, with me being the mother and her taking the role of the child. I wish I’d had the video camera rolling, but this is roughly what transpired.
September 07th, 2011
‘I don’t want to go to school’
by Val Mullally
Val Mullally shares 6 unhelpful tactics parents use - and shares alternatives that focus on creating long-term communication and building children's self esteem.
April 14th, 2010
Disappointment – When a child’s dream collapses
by Val Mullally
His wet tongue protrudes slightly in the corner of his mouth.
His fingers carefully move the little red Lego block into position.
Almost finished!