How are your children feeling about the return to school next week? Is back to school anxiety in your home? I've written a post on my...

The book is based on the principle of the Karpman Drama Triangle which presents us with three positions; Victim, Persecutor and Rescuer....

1. What do you want? How often do we as parents think about what we want to avoid – embarrassing tantrums, arguments, being late,...

Yesterday I was enjoying a lovely birthday doing things I enjoy. I started the day with a lovely breakfast and a dog walk and then went...

It's not at all unusual for mums to express doubts about how I will get their child or teen talking about their feelings. I understand...

If you ask a teen which school year they found hardest, most would say 'year 7'. I used to get so many calls from parents in the October...

Everything we experience is filtered through our beliefs and values, experiences and memories. This gives us a unique perception, ours....

The metaphor of an anchor is very appropriate because when we feel adrift, lost, confused and overwhelmed by parenting it is helpful to...

We love our kids and want to do whatever we can to make them happy and this sometimes involves doing a bit too much sometimes. If you...

I am a Family Coach, helping children and teens and their parents to communicate, understand each other and thrive in today’s challenging...

A ‘mood’ is another word for our emotional state. These moods change over the course of the day and are affected both by external events...

You'll find plenty of information about the 'dreaded drama triangle' in my books in fact there is a chapter in 'Self-Esteem Workbook' and...