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Join parenting coach, family advisor and mum of 2, Louise Brooks as she takes on tough parenting questions and offers actionable guidance and inspiration to help you in your parenting.
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S6E46 46. Dial up the hygge - parenting through the hard parts of the day
When parenting feels like pure survival, hygge can be a lifeline.In this episode, I’m joined by Ellie Kelly, forest school leader of Wonderwood Explorers, and I share my perspective as a native Dane…
S6E45 45. Perhaps another unseen solution exists (PAUSE)
You ask your child to turn it off, stop playing, or join the family… and you’re met with eye-rolling, protests, or a blunt “I don’t care.”Instantly, you feel it. The heat rising.In these moments,…
S6E44 44. Are you doing too much for your child?
Parenting at a time when safety is top of the list, can make it difficult to raise a child who's able to cope with failure and think for themselves. In the midst of parenting and family life, the…
43. Step parents are also allowed to have limits ( with Janne Leth Førgaard)
With the divorce rate in the UK currently at 42% it is important to shed light on the complexities of living in a blended family. How soon after getting together can your new partner rightly correct…
S5E42 42. When we need to work for love
Oscar Van Rooij is back! The Dutch mindset coach, public speaker and Tony Robbins associate is joining me on today's epsisode to explore the existential dilemma we all grapple with: Our innate human…
S4E41 41. My child is driving me up the wall
This episode is for you if you are raising toddlers or anyone occasionally behaving like one. It IS hard to raise little children. And even harder when we lack clarity around what is expected of us…
S4E40 40. 3 ways to manage the mental load this Christmas
With December around the corner it is easy to step onto the same old merry go round that takes us to exactly the same place every year; overdraft, overwhelm and a looming new year that feels anything…
S4E39 39. 3 ways to boost your child's reslience
The ability to weather upsets, setbacks and unwanted circumstances is a quality we all want in our children. Without it, we all know that life is going to be difficult. But how do we foster reslience…
S4E38 38. Modern parenting: Here's what we've misunderstood
They're all over social media; Funny memes with parents mocking modern parenting - showing the ridiculous ways that we as parents have become subservient to our children and scared to put a foot…
S4E37 37. Why threats don't work
Of course threats work. In the here and now - if we are willing to threaten to take something away that our child really cares about. But do threats as a way to foster cooperation give us what we…
S36E4 36. From afternoon dread - to afternoon reset
The afternoons with children can feel like a dreaded part of the day. The time of day when the tank is emptying, but the kids' needs and emotions are most pressing. Kids fall out in the car The…
S3E35 35. My child should be doing this independently
She can ride a horse. She can get herself dressed, make breakfast, cycle to the shops and take the bus. Why can't she just tidy up all the clothes in her her own room???!!!Have you ever wondered why…
S3E34 34. How to stop raising people pleasers
All people pleasers were once parent pleasers. People pleasing is something we all do to some extent. Why? Or else no one would want to be around us. The constant balance we are all faced with having…
S3E33 33. Will my child be traumatised?
Trauma has become part of mainstream language. Trauma is no longer understood as what brings us into A&E -but what occurs as a result of childhood experiences growing up. But how do we make sense…
S3E32 32. My child lies!
We all know that children lie sometimes. But - when our OWN child lies - it can feel hard not to get triggered. "I told them I want the truth""I'm raising a liar""Why is my child so deceitful?"In…
S3E31 31. The dark moments in parenting no one talks about in the playground
There is that fine line that we can cross as parents when what our child does or says provokes us. It is that line that line that denotes that we are dealing with and talking to our child - and not…
S3E30 30. Creating space for your relationship in modern family life
The thing that we most yearn for is to feel connected and that we matter to each other. But why is then, that we often prioritise the laundry, packing the bag for the next day and emptying the…
29. Does half term often feel unenjoyable and stressful?
All too often, the children's school break is anything but a break for us parents. It feels more like an addition of work and chores -or more of everything; conflict, connection, tears and joy.…
S3E28 28. When changing your mind is the right thing to do
Can you actually change your mind without loosing your child's respect?When your child has asked you for a snack and you've said no - but you realise that your child might be more hungry than you…
S3E27 27. Your most powerful morning ritual
Have you ever felt that everyone else's feelings and needs take precedence over your own? That you are so quick to tune into the needs of those around you, that you figure you'll come back to you…
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