by sihay | Aug 16, 2021 | EDUCATION, FAMILY, YOUTH
Peer Pressure and Expectation So this week is the full return of schools, how have all your young people felt this morning? I expected a struggle to get up this morning because mine did not get to sleep until 1am! To my surprise they were awake before the...
by sihay | Aug 9, 2021 | EDUCATION, FAMILY, YOUTH
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...
by sihay | Jun 11, 2020 | FAMILY
Discipline without Drama This is perhaps a slightly more scientific look at how we can parent (rather than purely opinion) so that it’s easier to make informed decisions about how you want to parent, ideally without the drama – now, wouldn’t that be...
by sihay | Nov 30, 2018 | FAMILY, LIFESTYLE, YOUTH
Sleep routines. When our kids are babies it’s a precious thing…we KNOW how important it is to them and we feel it in ourselves when we don’t get enough. Yet as our little people grow into big people and our own sleep deprived days become distant, it’s easy (and...
by sihay | Nov 30, 2018 | FAMILY, LIFESTYLE, YOUTH
PLEASE make sure your child knows they are loved. Your child IS NOT the sum of their behaviour. Behaviour is simply an outward expression of our understanding and state in the moment. Love the essence of the human in front of you and if a specific behaviour isn’t...