Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- Nov 21
- 3 min
Family Christmas & Broken Banks
Subscribe to a picture of Christmas, and hand yourself over to a ruthless marketing machine and the claws of the loan shark..
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- Aug 21
- 3 min
Why do I feel scared of my child?
Child-to-parent abuse is increasingly common, that is huge to admit to ourselves, let alone talk about publicly. We go there...
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- Aug 7
- 3 min
Are we prepared for thirteen?
Are we caught with our pants down when children turn teen? Read more for how we can set a foundation for everyone.
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- Jun 26
- 4 min
Saying 'No' to bullying
Saying no to bullying is a skill we all want for our children and for ourselves. Let’s look at what ‘feeds’ the bully in the first place.
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- Jun 19
- 2 min
Being sensitive and being bullied
It is a start disassembling the myth that is causing so much harm to a man’s mental and physical health.
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- Jun 5
- 8 min
Discussing periods
Getting our period is as natural as breathing, so why do we make it something separate that needs its own special moment?
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- May 9
- 3 min
Challenging 'Boys Don't Cry'
Is it possible that gender-specific parenting dictates what level of sensitivity is acceptable in children and then adult males?
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- May 2
- 4 min
Honesty, trust and truth in families
Children can feel when we are telling the truth and when we are not, so do we confirm what they know or do we sow the seed out doubt?
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- Apr 24
- 2 min
Giving in to bad behaviour
When we give in to bad behaviour, we are saying ‘If you act up, I will reward you’
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- Apr 10
- 2 min
Looking for what's wrong
We fall into a pattern of looking for what’s wrong instead of appreciating the amazing people we have in our lives.
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- Mar 28
- 2 min
Boundaries, expression and reactions
Let’s have a different take on boundaries, what if it wasn’t about restriction … read on if you dare!
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- Mar 14
- 3 min
Rules, standards and boundaries
Rules, standards and boundaries make the family home into a space where true care and consideration for another is our 'normal'.
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- Feb 27
- 3 min
Helpful advice, or criticism?
We are so keen to offer advice, but have we considered if what we are offering is 'helpful advice' or, criticism? Eeek!
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- Oct 3, 2022
- 2 min
Trying to be 'liked' as parents
How much do we want our children to like us? Wanting our children to like us can lead to complications and trouble with a capital 'T'
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- Sep 19, 2022
- 2 min
Parenting Fitness
Did anyone tell us that parenting needs us to have a certain kind of fitness? Nope – well let’s talk about the elephant in the room now…
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Back 2 Basics Parenting Team
- May 23, 2022
- 3 min
Chores
Living in a shared home means shared responsibilities. Do we leave it too late to share these vital life skills?
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