Category: Confidence


Sep 26 2023

Learn to Take a Compliment

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I’ve always been rubbish at taking a compliment. If you tell me I look nice I will probably tell you that I’ve had my outfit for years and that I need a haircut. If you tell me I did something well I will probably tell you that other[…]

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Sep 12 2023

The Map is Not the Territory

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The Map is Not the Territory This is a simple but important phrase. It means that our representation (memory) of a situation will not be exactly as the reality of the situation. Our internal representation will be influenced by numerous factors which are individual to us and the[…]

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Sep 8 2023

The Benefits of Routine

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What Do I Mean by Transitions? I’ve talked a lot about school transitions recently. But there is another type of transition which impacts family life on a daily basis that I don’t think we talk about enough. Think about your day with your children. When are you most[…]

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Jul 3 2023

School Transitions

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School transitions are a subject close to my heart right now as my eldest hurtles towards the end of Year 6 and makes the leap into the scary world of BIG SCHOOL. At the moment she is excited, which is great. But I have no doubt that there[…]

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Jun 20 2023

Natural Consequences

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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 to relate consequences to behaviour and it seemed to make sense to them so I kept using it. Then I googled it and[…]

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May 23 2023

Should I Be Worried About my Child’s Anxiety?

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  Should you be worried about your child’s anxiety? The simple answer is that it all depends what you are going to do with your worries. Sometimes a single conversation can really bring an issue into sharp focus. This happened to me a couple of years ago when[…]

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May 5 2023

What is NLP and How Can It Help?

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NLP stands for Neuro Linguistic Programming. So what does that mean then? Basically it uses research and long-standing knowledge of processes relating to the human mind and body to develop therapeutic techniques to support people to make positive changes to their situation. The underlying assumptions centre around the[…]

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Apr 29 2023

Behaviour IS Communication

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I’ll say it again: 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 to respond to behaviour by focusing on changing it rather than trying to understand it, we are not going[…]

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