by Sarah Fisher | Nov 14, 2022 | #christmas, getting support, Holidaytips, parental presence, professionals, strategies
Are you worried about Christmas? Is it a difficult time of year? I know this time of year is hard for many parents. Everything changes and goes a little mad which can be hard to manage. Our children can get overexcited and or very anxious which causes its own problems... 
by Sarah Fisher | Nov 7, 2022 | #christmas, connection, parental presence
How can you create a calmer Christmas in your home? Does the answer lie in presents or presence? What I’m talking about here is Connective Parenting presence, rather than the things we’re all worried about buying in time for Christmas! I talk about presence an... 
by Sarah Fisher | Feb 7, 2022 | connection, parental presence, Parents, self care, understanding ourselves
Between Christmas and New Year I had one of those “Twixmas” moments when I was sat there wondering what day of the week it was and whilst eating too much chocolate, I decided I would walk a marathon at the end of January 2022. What came out of the marathon, in aid of... 
by Sarah Fisher | Jan 6, 2022 | connection, organised, parental presence, Parents, Planning, professionals, self care, strategies, Vision
Years ago I used to set resolutions at this time of year. They were always big ones and the sort that by mid-January; I’d either forgotten about, decided were totally unachievable or didn’t believe I could achieve. You know the type of thing; going running every... 
by Sarah Fisher | Nov 14, 2021 | calm, change, connection, parental presence, Parents, self care, strategies
As a parent, I’m sure many of you have experienced those times when your children’s behaviour becomes really hard to manage. Often when they’re escalating or getting angry about something we can feel ourselves getting dragged in to it and being drawn in to an... 
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...
