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05/09/2026

Do you have adult children still living at home? 🏠

With house prices and cost of living souring, many people are much older when they finally leave home. 🤑

Some adult children go to University, travelling or rent a place to live with friends or a partner and then return home to save up. ✈️

Living with your adult child is a different experience than living with your younger children. 👶🏻

At Sharing Parenting we have put together a few tips which might help negotiate a happy and healthy place to live for you all:

🔺Remember that by providing a home you are helping them reach the first three rungs on Maslow’s triangle
1.Shelter, food, sleep etc.
2. A place of safety
3. Love and belonging. By doing this you will enable them to move up to
4. Self esteem and
5. Self Actualisation (and maybe their own place?)🤩

Be aware that living adult to adult is different than adult to child. There will be different needs for you and them. Give them their own space (physical and time) and take time to fill your jug too. 🏺

Encourage them to take responsibility - ask them to financially contribute to food and bills (even if it is a small amount) Ask them to cook for themselves and/or to cook for the whole family once a week. 🥙

Continue to discipline/teach/model them skills for their future (how to pay bills/DIY/ check air in their car tyres etc. and encourage them to teach others those skills too. 🚘

Use choice and consequence if you feel in a power struggle (do you want to eat with us at 6pm or will you get your own meals?) ⏰

Set house rules and use I statements- I like the living room to be a calm, tidy space so please keep your things in your room/cupboard etc. when you are not using them. 🧹

Actively listen to them without labelling (they probably would rather have moved out too!) Support them to plan and make goals for their future - help them to identify their interests and skills to move forward. 🥅

You can listen to Suzanne talking to BBC Sussex Radio in August 2026 https://youtu.be/37p5iD-5NFE?si=k3M_BF1GWTX2b8VD

You can find more positive strategies at https://linktr.ee/sharingparenting

07/08/2026

Great resource and tips …..

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FREE 9 THINGS TO DO WHEN WORRIES FEEL TOO BIG POSTER

Big worries can feel overwhelming for children, especially when they don’t know what to do next. This colourful “9 Things to Do When Worries Feel Too Big” poster offers simple, child-friendly steps to help them pause, breathe, check the facts, talk to someone trusted and take one small helpful action.

Ideal for homes, classrooms, counselling sessions and calm-down spaces, it supports primary-aged children and younger teens with anxiety, emotional regulation and worry management—reminding them that feelings can pass and they don’t have to face them alone.

15/07/2026

Giving Teachers gifts at the end of term has become very popular but is it for everyone? 🤔

Suzanne shared her thoughts on BBC London Radio in July 2026 with Shay Kaur Grewal

https://linktr.ee/sharingparenting

16/06/2026

How to talk to your children about the new social media ban for under 16’s

The UK government is introducing a ban for under 16 year olds from Spring 2027. They said this is about reducing harm, improving wellbeing and giving young people more time for a healthier childhood.

For children who will be under 16 when the ban comes in but are already on social media, we have put together a list of suggested strategies to support parents with this:

👂Discuss this with your children and use your ‘Active Listening’ skills. “The government have introduced this to keep children happy and safe. What do you think about this?”

👍🏽Ask open questions to get their views and any concerns they may have. “What are the benefits to you about going on social media? How else could you get this elsewhere? What do you think are the negative things about social media? What can you do instead of going on social media?”

🙈Be a positive role model - try to limit your use of social media, especially in front of your children.

😻Say out loud what you like and dislike about social media. “Sometimes I feel bad about my life when I see other people on holiday or having fun and I feel I am missing out”. “Let’s have a look at some of our old holiday photos or make a list of the things we are grateful for”.

😁Remember Discipline means to teach - listen and be an assertive parents rather than aggressive.

🤷🏻‍♂️Use choice and consequence - “Would you rather close your account now or shall I do it next Spring?”

🚦Ask for a time out if the conversation is getting heated - “I feel like I am getting annoyed and I don’t want to say the wrong thing - let’s take a break and talk about this again tomorrow”.

🫶🏼Encourage your children to give them courage. “I believe you can do this - let’s break it down into small steps and start to limit the amount of time of social media”.

More positive strategies can be found on our website www.sharingparenting.com

09/06/2026

Have your say ……..

Parents and carers in Suffolk — you can help shape local Family Hubs.
The Best Start Family Voice network is inviting families to share their experiences and ideas. No pressure, no commitment — just add your voice when you want to. Join via the QR code or the Knowing Works website.

https://knowingworks.co.uk/bsfv-network/

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/Suffolk-Family-Hubs/

26/04/2026

Do you feel your children are always arguing or would you like support when they do? 🤯

Sibling Rivalry is an emotional subject - we hate to see our children not getting on and you might think you have done something wrong when parenting them. 😵

The good news is that a certain amount of Sibling Rivalry is normal - across the whole world siblings will argue 🌎

The other good news is that they are also learning about boundaries, how to share and how to compromise - so it’s not all bad. 🥰🥰

WHAT IS SIBLING RIVALRY?

Often this can be called sibling jealousy. They see the attention their brother or sister gets from a parent and (not consciously) they might think “that’s less for me”.

WHAT CAN I DO WHEN MY CHILDREN ARGUE?

There is often a familiar pattern when Sibling Rivalry occurs - They argue, you hear it and you get involved.

The best thing you can do to support your children (as long as no body is getting hurt) is to:

1. Stay out of their fight and give them time to solve it first ☺️

2. If this is too difficult for them (or you) support them by helping them to problem solve 😁

3. Don’t take sides and don’t blame - you never really know the full story 😤

4. Sit them down, use your active listening skills and ask questions such as:

What could you do now/next time?

How can you support each other with this?

5. Give them the confidence to solve it themselves by telling them you think they can 👍🏽

6. Encourage them for next time by catching them being good and thanking them for solving it calmly 🫶🏼

This Sharing Parenting Video shows how your approach can hinder or support your children to problem solve themselves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6obOIYjR1c4

27/03/2026

You may be worried about how your child will be when they are an adult - there is a lot of negative talk about men in the media at the moment 🤷🏻‍♂️

At Sharing Parenting we talk a lot about ‘modelling’ behaviours. That’s because children need good role models to show them how to become good men and women in their future 🙋🏻‍♂️

In the book ‘Raising Boys’, Stephen Biddulph writes about putting good men in the paths of boys - before they find their own role model - who may not be one you agree with 📖

Obviously, Dad’s play a major role but so do Uncles, Grandads and Teachers 👴🏻👨‍🏫

Additionally, you may want to get your child involved in a sports, music, drama or other club where they have an interest and can see how adults model positive behaviours ⚽️🏉

Look out for adults with assertive behaviours like active listening, keeping calm, saying sorry, sharing feelings etc. 👂

The men and women around your child can help shape their understanding of strength, kindness, responsibility and emotional resilience ☺️

Good role models don’t have to be perfect. Boys benefit from seeing men who are emotionally available, respectful and accountable. They need examples of men who can be strong without being harsh, confident without being arrogant and caring without feeling weak 🥰

Support your child by:

• Sharing feelings
Show that it’s okay to express your feelings. Talk about your own challenges and how you handle them. This teaches boys that emotional strength includes vulnerability, not avoidance. For example, if you burn the dinner you could say ‘That made me feel very cross but I have to remember that accidents happen!” ☔️

• Demonstrate respect in relationships
Be careful how you treat others—partners, friends, strangers—as they will be watching you 🛒

Respect, kindness and patience are learned through everyday interactions like saying ‘thank you’ to the shop assistant or trying to explain calmly to the person on the phone when something goes wrong - and not taking it out on them 📞

• Be present and engaged
Remember ‘The best thing you can spend on your child is time’ ⏰
Your children need your time and attention more than material things 🛝

Try to make time in the week to listen, play or simply be available to your child/ren (phones away!)✋

Some adults find child-led play easier and even 20 minutes a day can make a big difference to them 2️⃣0️⃣

• Take responsibility for your actions
Admit mistakes and show how to make things right. Model saying sorry and showing them that no one is perfect. This will make it easier for them to say sorry too 🙈

• Help them take responsibility
Help boys feel useful and capable 🍴🍲

Give them child appropriate responsibilities and celebrate effort, not just outcomes, so they develop a healthy self esteem 👍🏼

It is much more effective to encourage throughout a task rather than waiting to praise them at the end 🫶🏽

Boys become good men when they see good men—and good people—around them. In a culture that can sometimes send mixed messages about masculinity, they will be following your example 👀

Find out more at https://www.sharingparenting.com/2026/03/25/59-how-can-i-support-my-child-to-be-a-good-adult/

15/03/2026

What’s do you like most about being a Mum? 💕

Hope you are all having a nice Mother’s Day 💐

Hope you are having time to fill your jug or if not today, planning to do it soon 🏺

https://www.sharingparenting.com/2022/03/08/filling-your-jug-taking-care-of-you/

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17/02/2026

Happy Lunar New Year 🏮which starts Tuesday 17 February 2026

This year is the year of the fire horse - great being near National Horse Racing Museum for that one 🐎

Suzanne and Sharing Parenting work together with Chinese Educators to share learnings.

In January she had a lovely day working with the Chinese medical students 👩🏽‍🎓

They gave her a ‘Fu Dao’ poster (fortune ‘upside down/arrival’. To bring fortune 🔮

She will be leaving that on the door all year around 🚪

In 2020 the team shared which animal represented the year they were born: https://www.sharingparenting.com/2022/02/01/chinese-year-of-the/

What’s your animal? 🐴🐇🐒🐍