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Why Today’s Children Don’t Respond to the Same Parenting Techniques as We Did
You might find yourself thinking, “I’d never have spoken to my parents like that,” or “When I was a child, one look from my mum was...
Joanne Atkinson
Aug 204 min read


Our Teens Need Us A LOT More Than We Think
Having worked with complex teens for many years I can say without any doubt that we have been mislead about how much our teens both want,...
Joanne Atkinson
Jan 25 min read


Self Care for Parents Part Three: Exercise Motivation
If you are an avid exerciser then you probably don’t need this article for inspiration. However if you are like me, then learning more...
Joanne Atkinson
Apr 20, 20244 min read


Self Care for Parents Part Two: Invest in Your Relationships
I’ve recently been reading an amazing book. The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Study on Happiness by Robert Waldinger and...
Joanne Atkinson
Apr 17, 20243 min read


The Self Care Series: The Benefits of Nature
Yes, I know that the weather hasn’t been great, but there are some really good, scientifically proven reasons, to plan to spend more time...
Joanne Atkinson
Apr 16, 20244 min read


Self-Care for Parents: How to Accept it is a Need not a Luxury
You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup… In the event of an emergency on an aeroplane there is a reason why parents have to be told to put their...
Joanne Atkinson
Apr 13, 20243 min read


Natural Consequences
I genuinely thought that I had come up with this term. I originally used it to explain to children's home staff why it was important that...
Joanne Atkinson
Apr 11, 20243 min read


The Naughty Step and Why it Doesn’t Work
My Problem with Supernanny Supernanny has a lot to answer for. First aired in 2004, back when most of us picked what we watched from the...
Joanne Atkinson
Apr 5, 20242 min read


Behaviour is Communication
Traditional methods of parenting focused on behaviour management (trying to get rid of behaviours the parent didn’t like). BUT if we try...
Jo Atkinson
Apr 3, 20242 min read
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