by sarah | May 23, 2022 | calm, connection, consequences, listening, Parents, reconciliation
What is a reflective conversation? This has come up a number of times over the last couple of weeks with families I’m working with inside The Connective Parenting Hub, and it’s a really interesting one for us to be thinking about in terms of: What we think ought to be...
by Sarah Fisher | Feb 28, 2022 | listening, positive words, strategies
Words are powerful and convey many messages. As humans we use words to express how we feel and sometimes our choice of language can be hurtful to others. Other times it might not express the true problem but is the only way we know how to express our feelings. How...
by Sarah Fisher | Nov 5, 2021 | calm, change, consequences, de-escalation, listening, parental presence, Parents, positive words, triggers, understanding ourselves
Do You Respond or React? I want to talk about how we can de-escalate situations quickly and how we can really change our responses in a very quick and easy way. This is one of the things that I don’t always get right – but it’s something that can make a big difference...
by Sarah Fisher | Oct 2, 2021 | failure, listening, parental presence, Parents, strategies, understanding ourselves
Recently, I’ve been working with a lot of parents, both in the Connective Parenting Hub and as one to one clients, who have told me they feel like their failing as a parent. I thought I would share my thoughts and feelings around this with you… Prefer to listen? Just...
by Sarah Fisher | Sep 13, 2021 | calm, change, connection, listening, parental presence, Parents, strategies
I’m covering emotions in this blog because I want to take a slightly different view on emotions. It’s really important for us as adults to talk about emotions – how we’re feeling and how we’re managing them, so that our children learn that emotions are normal...
by Sarah Fisher | Aug 28, 2021 | blame, getting support, listening, non-violent resistance, parental presence, strategies, understanding ourselves
Is there such a thing as naughtiness? A book was recently released, called “there’s no such thing as naughty” by an author called Kate Silverton, (click the link which will take you to Amazon if you’d like to find out more about it) which recently sparked a...