Parenting Skills

Tough Love: Can you do it and is it enough?

No matter when you are dealing with a child for any behavior that is not acceptable you must find out the source of the issue. However, when and if you have done everything you can to find out what the issue might be, and have taken steps to help your child if they do not start to change their behaviour, you only have one recourse left and that is tough love. Tough love is defined as: promotion…
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Parenting Skills

Who has Control in your House?

You wake up one morning and you feel this sense that something isn’t right. You are not sure what, but you know that things are not as they should be. Mothers have a way of knowing these things long before we can even see what the problem is. You grudgingly get up from your warm comfy bed, trod on down the stairs and head for the cupboard to grab a cup, thensaunter over to the coffee pot…
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Parenting Skills

How much screen time is ok for children?

Whether we like it or not, technology is now a part of any parent’s daily life. From keeping the kids quiet with an iPad on a long car journey, to tearing them away from the Xbox when it’s time for dinner, we can’t escape the fact that technology has changed the way we raise our children. But while tech has made some things easier for us parents, it’s also made others even more…
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Parenting Skills

How to Cope with The Stresses of Being a Single Mum

Being a single mum can sometimes feel like you’re on your own, but did you realise that in the UK alone in 2017 therewere 1.6 million lone mothers with dependent children in the UK?There are many reasons why there are single parents, but you should feel reassured that you’re not alone. Being a single parent is not an easy thing to do, and it can be very stressful, hectic, as well…
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Parenting Skills

What to do after losing a loved one

It’s a tough topic to talk about but we need to know what to do after losing a loved one. Nothing in the world can prepare you for the loss of a loved one, especially a close family member or a partner. There are so many things to deal with, from knowing which funeral directors to use to sorting through all of their possessions; all of this while trying to come to terms with the fact…
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Parenting Skills

Paying for Household Chores?

You want your child to grow up understanding the value of money.You yearn for them to understand you get paid if you work hard.But you also want them to understand that families need to work together and to help out when needed.So how do you decide if you should pay your child for household chores or not? Depending on what goals you have set for yourself as a parent, meaning…
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Parenting Skills

5 reasons why you shouldn’t be embarrassed about your finances

Money is a difficult topic to discuss, even with those close to you, and especially if you’re struggling. It can be hard to open up when you have a fear of being judged, but ignoring the problem doesn’t make it go away. Instead of feeling embarrassed, embrace your situation in order to open your mind to solving the issues. Keep reading for five reasons why you should be far from embarrassed…
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Parenting Skills

5 Ways to Prepare for Life’s Big Events

It’s not always possible to know what’s around the corner, but there are ways in which you can prepare yourself financially for any of life’s big events and eventualities. None of us likes to be caught off guard but you can make life easier for yourself when those big life events do happen. It’s always wise to think ahead and have a plan in place for events you can plan for. Not sure where…
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Parenting Skills

The Voice of the Child from Divorced families

Your child has suddenly become mouthy and rude. You are not able to just put it down to them having a bad day, as this has been going on for some time now and they are becoming belligerent toward everyone most of the time.OR Your child becomes quiet and withdrawn. Not speaking to anyone, not calling on friends. Not even wanting to go play their favourite activity or go to school…
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Free Event: How Child Coaching can benefit your family

Free Talk for Parents from JK Educate: HOW CHILD COACHING CAN BENEFIT YOUR FAMILY Tuesday, 6th November 2018 8 – 10pm The Brentano Suite, Lyttelton House, 2 Lyttelton Road London N2 0EF Lorrae and Katie will be introducing Muriel, JK Educate’s consultant life coach for children. Muriel will explain how coaching and person-centred support works to support children in their…
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