How to Parent
Thriving Parenting is an exciting new way of parenting. It takes the trial and error, and much of the confusion out of raising kids.
There is a large body of research that tells us kids need three things to thrive in this modern changing world of uncertainty. These are:
Confidence, Character & Resilience
They best develop in an environment where parents purposefully adopt principles and techniques that promote these qualities. Nor do these qualities develop independently of each other.
The development of one impacts on the others. When kids develop a greater sense of self-confidence they usually behave better and they are more likely to bounce back from setbacks, particularly social injustices.
Confident kids take more learning risks and are likely to challenge themselves more than kids who are low on confidence. They are less likely to place limits on themselves or their achievements. Confidence is so crucial today as so many kids are anxious and fear failure.
Character refers to the attitudes and behaviours a child develops that maximise his or her success. Character is about doing what's right, not what's easy!
Children need to be resilient. They need to be able to bounce back from life’s bigger and smaller setbacks. Resilience is linked with good mental health habits and also with a child’s success.
The Thriving! approach
gives parents the tools and strategies you need to bring out these three vital ingredients.
For more information about the Thriving!
approach check out the Parentingideas Club
- your online parenting manual.
Children and Anxiety
Overcome shyness and anxiety.
Build children's confidence and self-belief for better learning, more friends and happiness.
Learn the skills of confidence-building to use at any stage of their development. read more
Assist kids to handle rejection, bullying and disappointment. Your children can develop the resourcefulness and personal resilience to bounce back when life throws them curve balls. read more
Get more cooperation and better behaviour at home and in public from your kids. Learn the words to use to get cooperation and what you can do get the absolute best behaviour from your kids. read more
Help boys be more confident and behave better. Discover how to turn boys onto learning. Find out what boys need from mothers and fathers, and what to do when dads aren't around. read more
Stop sibling fighting and its harmful impact on family life. Take hold of the keys to building a rock solid family so kids pull together, not apart as they get older. read more
Stay in the game with teens during this high-risk, volatile time. Learn about the changing teen brain and how to adjust your parenting.Find your approach to alcohol,parties & risk-taking. read more
Bullying is an insidious behaviour that transgresses children’s natural right to feel safe and secure. It can adversely affect their learning, emotional well-being, further peer relations and their sense of self. read more