Gentle Parenting Support

Children lash out for a variety of different reasons, from pure primal anger, to attention seeking, to frustration, or even fear. The comforting thing to know is that hitting, kicking and biting are COMPLETELY within the expected range of behaviours, especially in children up to 5yrs old.

But I don’t like my child hitting/biting/kicking what can I do?

Just because a behaviour is ‘normal’ doesnt mean its ok to sit back and accept it! You absolutely can support your child to make different choices and take different actions, giving them lifeskills in coping with various situations outside of home.

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Does your child flatly refuse to eat a single mouthful of something new? Or do they pick what they will and won’t eat?

The good news is that you are not alone in going through this challenge. Neophobia is incredibly common. These are some things to think about:

Children feel safe with familiarity, and anything new threatens that safety.

How often do you give your child any control over what they have to eat? Or when they eat? How would you feel if you had no control over these?

If you’re finding mealtimes struggling it can be very tempting to try using rewards to persuade your child to eat. However this is highly likely to only result in short term success. Eating a healthy balanced diet is a basic necessity, something that needs to be learned for life. Using rewards can be hugely detrimental for children’s relationship with food and cause more issues later on.

There are so many reasons why a child of any age might bite, and there are so many things you can do to prevent and stop it from happening.

Children can get frustrated for example if they can’t communicate. Or they may be teething and need support with teething beads etc. It could be that a biting child has sensory needs. Or maybe biting occurs because a child is attention seeking.

Whatever the reason it is important to investigate to ensure you support your child in an appropriate way.

The most important thing is to know that biting is common, it is ‘normal’ (whatever that is!) and you can overcome it.

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I am asked about so many different aspects of parenting challenges, but what most families need to transform chaos to calm is three main elements:
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1. Consistency
2. Empathy
3. Patience
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Each of these elements go a long way to supporting your child through whatever challenge or journey they are experiencing. Some may be easier than others, and while some parents may have oodles of patience others may find consistency comes more readily.
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Does the thought of mealtime make you cringe?

Do you have a ‘fussy eater’ child?

Does your little one struggle to stay sitting at the table?

Do mealtimes end in chaos?

If any of this sounds familiar then my top tips are definitely for you, and mealtime challenges are more common than you might think.

Here’s the best bit:
ALL of the above challenges (and more) are easily overcome ☺️

Let me know what mealtime challenges you have right now in the comments.

There is a lot of stigma attached to children watching to or playing electronic games. But there is much less said about the benefits! Why would learning to use technology be part of the early years development requirements if it wasn’t important?!

Of course there some uses which can bring the most benefit, and some that won’t.

The main message here is that screen time ISN’T ‘bad’! And when used with thought can actually support children’s development.

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Mealtimes can be incredibly stressful, and it’s easy to want to use the time children are eating to ‘do’. But this can be a key time to connect with children.

Want to know more?

Do you need a little more support around mealtimes?

Head to my website (link in bio) or pop me a message to start your journey from chaos to calm today.

Merry Christmas from me to you!

Hope you’ve enjoyed today making memories with loved ones.

There can be a lot of pressure for Christmas to be perfect. Perfect clothes, perfect gingerbread house, a big pile of presents, perfect decorations hanging on the perfect tree.

But guess what, perfect doesn’t exist! And striving for it certainly won’t create memories for your little one. You can make memories by ‘being present’, by having time away from social media, by saying yes to one more story, saying yes to more cuddles or one more game.