by Kathryn Porritt | Feb 15, 2017 | Family
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR HOMEHow a neighbours house fire changed my perception of my relationship with my home. Very recently I returned home with my two littles in the car. As I was unloading them , and all their paraphernalia, I thought I could hear an alarm going...
by Kathryn Porritt | Feb 3, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting
HELP! MY TODDLER IS BITING MY BABYHere’s how you can help. Lauren, a reader of mine, wrote to ask me for advice about her daughter Jade (18 months) and Jade’s frustration with her new baby brother, Max (1 month). Jade is biting and grabbing Max roughly, as...
by Kathryn Porritt | Feb 1, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting
WHEN YOU'RE NOT THE "GOOD PARENT"What to do about it. The thing about that little voice in our heads, that we all have, is that it is very often right. When you need to do a bit more exercise, you are probably right, when you don’t eat that last piece of...
by Kathryn Porritt | Jan 28, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting
SIBLING SQUABBLINGGrowing their connection through shared independent play I have two little boys. They are both young, but our eldest is turning into a little boy, and our youngest is still navigating early toddlerhood. Most of the time they play together quite well,...
by Kathryn Porritt | Jan 20, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting
WORRIED WHAT SOMEONE THINKS?Doubting yourself? Come on in. I can help. I’m working with a new client who is in her second year of running a small, and successful business. Asli juggles a 5 year old and a nearly 3 year old and works her online business around her...
by Kathryn Porritt | Jan 17, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting
KIDS FIGHTING & NOT LISTENINGTHIS WILL HELP! I met up with an old friend a few days ago for a chat about her two boys, 4 and 7. My friend Jess was trying to understand why her 4 year old son wasn’t listening. I asked her to give me some examples so I could understand...
