Loss of Connection, are we expecting too much?

Loss of Connection, are we expecting too much?

Losing a sense of connection   Isn’t it funny, when you are expecting there are lots of people available to give advice, from family, friends and even from magazines, media. They tell you how to bond, bathe, even how to socialise them. We hope that the...
Batten down the hatches

Batten down the hatches

So the anticipation of school going back has not quite left us yet. I don’t think many of us celebrated schools returning this term the way we would usually. I mean there was no bunting and whistle blowing this time round. Returning to school whilst it is a relief has...
Transitions

Transitions

a Recognising that we may be a little more on the stressed side this week with Scotland’s schools returning is really important. It can help us to regulate ourselves and, in turn, regulate our teens and tweens. This week’s announcements of how schools will...

Is having different parenting styles tough for you?

Understanding parenting styles  According to Psychologists today there are 4 types of parenting styles: Authoritative parenting Authoritarian parenting  Permissive parenting  Uninvolved/Neglectful parenting.   We all have different ways of parenting and all use unique...