‘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! […]
How do I talk to my children about Ukraine?
Suzanne, spoke to Louise Hulland inMarch 2022 on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire to share her thoughts. You can listen here: Please let us know if you have anything you would like to add to this article. Want to show your support to Ukrainian families? Did you know the Sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine. Please […]
Chinese Year of the …
Since 2020, Sharing Parenting have been working closely with colleagues to deliver our programmes in China. This is one of the reasons we won the Leading Providers of International Parenting Support Solutions 2020 –with the Parent and Baby Awards 2020 We wish everyone a Happy Chinese New Year for Monday 1st February 2022. This year […]
Do you love a quiz?
Lindsey, who takes care of our finances at Sharing Parenting kindly put together this quiz for our Christmas get together and we thought we would share it with you! All you need to do is: Un-jumble the letters to reveal Christmas themed words. Add one of the letters to the green […]
What Shall We Talk About?
Has the conversation dried up in your house or would you like something new to talk about? Our lovely team has put together a list of suggestions for you and your family. Choose ONE (or a number) from this list to connect with your family members – you might learn something new about each other […]
Bepuzzling Summer Trail Comes to Newmarket
This summer, families in Newmarket will be able to track down 10 colourfully outlandish vehicles on a high street trail thanks to newly formed group, Family Trails. Championed by Discover Newmarket and Love Newmarket, two organisations with remits to help promote the town, the trail aims to offer a fun, interactive experience for residents and […]
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