Laura Newman’s Blog
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When a Parent is Born
WHEN YOUR CHILD IS BORN, AND FROM WHEN YOU ARE PREGNANT, SOMETHING CHANGES INSIDE YOU You cross a threshold and you enter a new world…the world of the parent. You go through a right of passage with the birth of your child. There’s no going back, there is only forward...
Taking Yourself Less Seriously
Becoming a parent is a very personal process. It can be painful at times and you sometimes wonder why you do it. But the rewards you receive from your children hit that sweet spot in you and bring you joy that permeates through every cell of your body. Engaging in the...
The Other Side of Patience
When you’re in a storm with your children it’s hard to see the other side. Your children are bickering or demanding your attention, and a myriad of behaviours that send you into a state of stress. How can you see clearly? How can you make sense of their behaviour? Why...
Siblings: is it war or peace in your home?
Sibling conflict tends to be an inevitable part of many families lives. When this happens children are on the look out for provoking each other and making the other one wrong; there is animosity and competition between them. It can show up as aggression, jealousy,...
Three Cheers for School
Three cheers for September when the kids go back to school! “Hip hip” get jobs done in the house; “hip hip” get them to bed early; “hip hip” recovery time for parents! Joking aside, it’s a good opportunity for parents to think about what they want to achieve or change...
“Just-a-Minute” Parenting
There’s a new trend in parents’ conversations which has come into fashion in recent years. It seeps through the cracks of parents’ resilience to deal with their daily time pressures and children's fundamental need for attention. It can become their ‘modus operandi’ in...
Time-In For Bad Behaviour
When a child behaves badly, parents have typically sent them to their room in time-out, taken away a favourite toy or told them off. It made sense to punish their behaviour to train them be good; “spare the rod, spoils the child.” Developmental science has shown us,...
What Is Your Child’s Language of Connection? Are you speaking it?
Children are experts at knowing deeply how we feel and specifically how we feel about them in any moment. They may not express it but they can feel it. You may notice it in their behaviour and their own stress levels. Research shows us that in the womb, the foetus is...
Gut Bacteria Affect Kid’s Behaviour
Parents can never be too complacent. Just when you think you have everything covered..…there’s always more! If you have a screaming toddler, an unhappy child, or one that seems to go off the rails at the drop of a hat, consider this: 1. Microorganisms swimming around...
Connected Child Blog
When a Parent is Born
WHEN YOUR CHILD IS BORN, AND FROM WHEN YOU ARE PREGNANT, SOMETHING CHANGES INSIDE YOU You cross a threshold and you enter a new world…the world of the parent. You go through a right of passage with the birth of your child. There’s no going back, there is only forward...
Taking Yourself Less Seriously
Becoming a parent is a very personal process. It can be painful at times and you sometimes wonder why you do it. But the rewards you receive from your children hit that sweet spot in you and bring you joy that permeates through every cell of your body. Engaging in the...