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 […]
Category: Strategies
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 A Parenting Tip for Every Day Of The Month! […]
23. Video Top Tips for Positive Behaviour
Some great ideas for any parents who have their children at home are popping up all over which is great. However, this can also be overwhelming and you may be feeling the pressure to be PERFECT! Remember there is no such thing as a perfect parent! We all do our best and that is good […]
22. How do I get my teenage son to join in family activities?
As part of our ‘Ask a Psychologist‘ series we invited questions from parents and carers. Here we explore something a lot of parents of teenagers ask: How do I get my teenage son to join in family activities? Mine just wants to stay in his room for everything apart from coming down for food! Really […]
21. A Parenting Tip for Every Day Of The Month!
You can download this handy 30 Parenting Tips for everyday of the month to put on your fridge to remind you to keep positive every day of the month! 1 Stop Think Act At Sharing Parenting we share lots of tips and strategies to support parents/carers and professionals to keep the atmosphere calm and to […]
20. Why is my child scared of going upstairs alone all of a sudden?
Parents and carers often ask us why their child is suddenly scared of going upstairs by themselves. This is a really common stage (and with the world being more uncertain at the mo it is likely for us all to feel more anxious) and it’s important to recognise that for your child it is a […]
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