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With kids, all behaviour is a signal

When you see all behaviour as a signal, it changes the way you react for the better and makes you more patient.

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Thursday 07.11.24
Posted by David Willans
 

There’s probably a time to do it all, just not all at once

Parenting goes through stages, knowing what they are will help you be a better parent in the stage you’re in.

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Thursday 07.11.24
Posted by David Willans
 

Restriction without rationale and recognition leads to rebellion

Two things to focus on to make discipline, boundaries and consequences work better.

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Friday 03.15.24
Posted by David Willans
 

When screen time is good for kids

One way screen time is good (and makes a parent’s life easier).

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Friday 03.15.24
Posted by David Willans
 

A simple, timeless patient parent hack

A super simple hack to be a more patient parent we all know but probably forget to use.

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Friday 03.15.24
Posted by David Willans
 

What you get and lose as a parent

How parenting changes as your kids get older

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Tuesday 02.06.24
Posted by David Willans
 

THE biggest parenting paradox - when to push them and when to go easy

Knowing when to push them and when to nurture them.

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Saturday 01.13.24
Posted by David Willans
 

Puppy, child and parent training

What puppy training teaches about training kids and parents

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Friday 12.03.21
Posted by David Willans
 

Getting your kids to act out by micromanaging

Overparenting and micromanaging your kids. Signs you’re doing it so you can stop it.

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Friday 11.26.21
Posted by David Willans
 

The formula for being a brilliant parent

What the title says

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Wednesday 10.13.21
Posted by David Willans
 

Not wanting to go to school

What happened when I connected to my son instead of trying to solve his problems.

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Wednesday 10.13.21
Posted by David Willans
 

Family traditions and fatherhood

Thinking about what gets in the way of making wonderful family traditions.

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Friday 06.18.21
Posted by David Willans
 

A simple hack to be less grumpy

A little trick that always works.

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Friday 06.18.21
Posted by David Willans
 

I 'used to be naggier'. Thanks son.

I’m a naggy dad. I don’t want to be but I’m glad I am. It’s weird but realising this has made my life better.

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Friday 04.30.21
Posted by David Willans
 

How to set your expectations at the right level.

Setting your expectations is the key to patient parenting.

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Friday 04.02.21
Posted by David Willans
 

Parenting solice and why we'll get through all this.

Glimmers of hope on the horizon, but they’re still a long way off. We’ll get there though, us parents, here’s why.

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Sunday 01.24.21
Posted by David Willans
 

Learning life lessons from parenting

Life lessons I’ve learned from parenting.

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Saturday 01.16.21
Posted by David Willans
 

Coping with lockdown parenting

How I’ve learned to cope with lockdown parenting.

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Saturday 01.16.21
Posted by David Willans
 

Lockdown parenting building stronger relationships

What you do in lockdown could help your kids for the rest of their lives.

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Saturday 01.16.21
Posted by David Willans
 

Seeing gaps and choosing struggles of fatherhood

Everything is a struggle, so choose what to struggle at.

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Friday 11.13.20
Posted by David Willans
 
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