We’ve all heard of the ego and have a sense that it makes reference to how cock-sure someone is about…
Category: behaviour
The Pivot Point and the Monorail
When Socrates said, ‘Know thyself’ as some sort of definitive answer, I think he was talking about having enough self-awareness…
When others trigger us to be upset…
A person whose wisdom and insight I value highly (and who often gives me nuggets to ponder) said, recently: It’s…
Acceptance and Approval – have quite different impact
Acceptance for survival It makes sense that children are hardwired for to gain their parents’ (and other significant adults’) acceptance.…
Procrastination!
I would be surprised if anyone could tell me that they have never procrastinated! We all know the feeling of…
What to do when your child ‘misbehaves’
In a nutshell- some reminders: Stay calm I appreciate this is a tall order sometimes and it does require emotional…
What is my need?
We can sometimes go about getting our needs met in unnecessarily complicated ways!
How do we become even kinder?!
How do we become more kind I wonder?
Reactive and Proactive
Most of us react to children’s behaviour that challenges, but do we remember to follow up with proactive measures?
Causing and taking offence!
With so much at play, it’s surprising interactions go as well as they often do!
Few of us got out of childhood unscathed!
An exploration of what helps us feel understood as children and why this is important.
Unhelpful behaviours …
Many of our behaviours are driven by emotions we are not even aware of.