When my son’s school announced that they’d arranged for Dr Lea Waters, founding director of Melbourne-based Centre for Positive Psychology and author of The Strength Switch, to present on strength based parenting,…
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I’m a terrible nagger of my children, and I know I’m not alone in needing to stop criticising my kids. “As parents, we are, unwittingly, too critical of our children,” says Dr…
What parent hasn’t lost their temper when a kid misbehaves? A parent who can stay calm and parent when the kids are pushing every last button is a mythical creature, probably riding…
Every parent loses his or her patience — it’s a fact of life. I don’t claim to be the world’s most patient parent — but it’s a goal of mine, and it’s…
So often we equate a ‘growth mindset’ with praise and the words that we use to encourage or reward our kids; ‘You tried so hard’ as a replacement for ‘You’re so clever’. …
These strengths-based parenting tips should set you up to create a parenting environment that nurtures your child’s innate qualities. Rather than trying to improve the things we see as “faults” (my child…