Category: Behaviour


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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Aug 12 2023

Newsletter – The Summer Holiday Series – Benefits of Exercise

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Self Care for Parents Week 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 about the positive effects of exercise on brain and mood, has been an absolute game changer[…]

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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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Jun 2 2023

The Naughty Step and Why it Doesn’t Work

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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 five free terrestrial channels, around 5 million people watched Supernanny every week. When I watched it back then, in my 20’s, before[…]

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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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