Bitesize Parent Survival Tips
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It's short and sweet (I promise not to bombard you) and packed with useful information.
Why not print them off and pop them in a folder, for your own 'go to' parenting tips.
What do children need?
Love, patience, time, understanding, empathy. To feel listened to, to feel good about themselves. Praise, routine, boundaries, sleep, to learn, to play, to have fun. To feel connected to you, and for you to be ok.
If you're not ok, and you're own needs aren't being met, parenting is much harder. Imagine you come in the door at the end of a busy day,
you are tired and you have a headache. Your children instantly sense that you are 'unavailable' (you are only human after all, and dealing with kids can be exhausting at the best of times)
Are they likely to say 'We can see you are tired Mum, you put your feet up and we will play quietly until you feel better'
Probably not, and you may find that they are MORE likely to play up when you feel like this.
Sometimes, the child's behaviour is actually linked to the needs of the adult.
So take the time to look after you own needs as much as you can, so you can look after everyone else.
Love, patience, time, understanding, empathy. To feel listened to, to feel good about themselves. Praise, routine, boundaries, sleep, to learn, to play, to have fun. To feel connected to you, and for you to be ok.
If you're not ok, and you're own needs aren't being met, parenting is much harder. Imagine you come in the door at the end of a busy day,
you are tired and you have a headache. Your children instantly sense that you are 'unavailable' (you are only human after all, and dealing with kids can be exhausting at the best of times)
Are they likely to say 'We can see you are tired Mum, you put your feet up and we will play quietly until you feel better'
Probably not, and you may find that they are MORE likely to play up when you feel like this.
Sometimes, the child's behaviour is actually linked to the needs of the adult.
So take the time to look after you own needs as much as you can, so you can look after everyone else.
