Misbehaviour

Can’t say that I’m surprised. If you’ve ever been handed back your child by their minder only to be told they were as good as gold and thought ‘what my child?’ you’re not alone. When I’m at home my youngest insists on being in my arms at all times and will scream bloody murder if […]

4 years ago

Have you ever considered cancelling Christmas? One mum has admitted she is thinking about making a major change to the holiday season because of how her children are behaving. She has two children- one is nearly 3-years-old and 6-years-old. “We seem to be going through a phase of not listening, not following instructions, and being […]

5 years ago

We have got to take a different approach, it seems.

7 years ago

All children’s behaviour, including misbehaviour, is a form of communication. All human life is movement towards some sort of goal or purpose. When we understand that children are pursuing goals of which they may be unaware consciously we can begin to understand the reasons they do what they do. It’s important to remember that these goals […]

10 years ago

Once flavour of the month in all manner of parenting handbooks, the naughty step is falling out of favour. The traditional time-out is now seen as something that, at best, just doesn’t work, or, at worst, excludes and rejects the child, leading to a vicious cycle of bad behaviour. Psychologist Allison Keating is no fan […]

11 years ago