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Welcome to the Parenting In The Thick Of It show - the place where you will feel heard, supported and guided through YOUR parenting challenges. If you are tired, stressed, frustrated & strug...
I think it safe to say that all parents see their child as a gift, however, just how big a gift they really see them as, might be a tad unde...
We spend so much time worrying about the fact our kids don’t listen to us, yet rarely do we stop and ask ourselves, “How good am I at listen...
Before we go any further, IT’S OKAY. You are not alone; we have all done it and do a really good job of it! However, there are things we “sh...
For me, this is my number one goal in parenting. I think that it is one of THE, if not the most important thing we can hope to do, try to do...
No matter what you do, you end up losing it! You keep calm for so long and boom... you snap. If you are a regular listener of the show you'l...
It is all too easy to get drawn into an argument with your child, however, it rarely works. Actually, I might go as far as saying that it NE...
No matter what you do, when it comes to getting your kids off their phones, it always ends up in arguments. You’ve read the books, listened...
What do you do when your kid refuses to see things through the same lens as you? They come up with all sorts of crazy ideas and reasons to t...
“Controlling” our kid’s media diets through limiting their mobile data is fast becoming a thing of the past. So how on earth do we hope to d...
Are you a good negotiator? Have you actually ever thought about it related to parenting? The bottom line is this: being really good at negot...
There are many things you can do to “control” your child’s media diet and in the next three episodes I’m going to give you the 7 magical ste...
Welcome to my podcast book club series on the book The Tech Diet for your Child and Teen by Brad Marshall. How many hours are too many? How...
For this generation, social media is HUGE and I feel it has got to the point where they can’t live without it but at the same time, are stru...
When I asked my son to describe his generation, he came up with “Generation NOW” which I found fascinating. He went on to say “mum, we can’t...
In this digital age, there is one thing that has fast become the scarcest commodity… and it begins with A. Being able to manage this is, wit...
Are you aware of the stories you create about your child and their behavior? And do you realize that whatever the situation is that it’s not...
Does your child struggle to consume a healthy media diet and spend way too much time in the virtual world at the expense of time spent in th...
If you’re raising a strong-willed child, you likely experience so many emotions on a daily basis: you love your kid deeply and you want the...
I think that this might be one of the hardest things to have to do as a parent. When everything is telling you to fight against the bad beha...
Off the back of the pandemic, I’m sure there are few parents who have not felt some form of overwhelm. I certainly have. However, I have wor...
The subject of judgment really intrigues me. Where does it come from and why on earth do we do it? And more importantly, what are the ill-ef...
Oh, wouldn’t it be nice if our kids came with a handbook, so we would know exactly what to do in any given situation! The sad reality is tha...
Does your child’s behavior stump you? You just don’t know what’s going on and what's behind it all? Trust me, you are not alone… Trying to e...
If you have a child who doesn’t listen to you, then this is for you. You have to listen to this one. Let me tell you this: the subject of li...
Dr Ovid, a pediatric neurologist warns of a silent tragedy unfolding in our homes. One involving our children…. The alarming increase in the...
No sooner is your child home from a sleepover and they are asking for another, with a different friend. If you say "No" you are the worst, a...
I felt called to record this episode today off the back of THE Oscar performance last Sunday night. What an unfortunate chain of events... H...
How is is possible for my oh so sweet child to become so sour in a nanosecond? I don't even have to have said anything to them and it can ha...
Seeing our kids struggling, emotionally or physically, is hard for parents to witness. In fact, sometimes it’s so hard and uncomfortable for...
I am always intrigued to ask parents this question and see what their response is! Have you ever given it much thought? What do you want for...
This is something that many parents suffer from and struggle with, and something that, according to Margaret J. Wheatley, creates “a cauldro...
How can a child be connected yet disconnected? And if today’s kids are so connected, then what’s the problem I hear you ask? It’s what they...
Every time I speak to THE MOST important or underused skill in parenting, I tend to have one thing in mind but always end up mentioning some...
I’m not sure about you, but I’d never heard THIS interpretation (thank you Jen Gotlieb and Chris Winfield) of F.O.M.O and I really liked it,...
"I don't care" your teen says to you for the umpteenth time. It can be infuriating to be on the receiving end of this for parents. But what...
We all know our kids “should” do this and “should” do that but shoulding on them invariably just falls on deaf ears! More than this, it dama...
How do you feel about the whole New Year resolution thing? Do you do it? And more to the point, if so, do you do it successfully? Today on t...
Hope as you may, the sad reality is this: parenting problems do not usually just disappear on their own accord. It’s a roller coaster of a r...
If you were to write down what constitutes a “good” parent, what would you write? And the same goes for a “bad” parent? What is good and bad...
Understanding this is vital and a super important piece in the parenting puzzle. And just for the records, it’s not what you think it is! Wo...
It's relatively easy to be a "good" parent when your kids are behaving and things are going to plan, but it is not so easy when things get c...
There are some important things we can all do to at least try and have more of a holly jolly time over the festive period! Whether you celeb...
Who knew that courage was something that we can instil in our kids just by the language we choose to use with them! It is so vital that pare...
On the face of it, I think most parents would agree that this makes sense, yes? But do you do it because many of us, inadvertently do too mu...
It can be hard to tolerate the pushback and not give in, especially when you have a strong-willed kid who pushes you on everything. Giving i...
It is so important that we are highly tuned to parenting each child in ways that work. To do this well we have to know them inside out and o...
What do you think happens in your child’s mind when you think you are right, and you tell them? They think they are wrong! And how does it f...
Ooohh how I love the subject of judgment: What it is? Why we do it and the root of it? Does any good come from judgment? Probably not. What...
At this time of the year, I love looking at the deciduous trees changing the colour of their leaves and contemplating letting go of them. Th...
There’s only one person you can change and trust me, it’s not your kid! And the more you try and change them, the less they will change. So,...