Hi. I'm Kate. Peaceful Parenting, Confident Kids is a parenting journey involving two beautiful girls (13 months apart) and discovering the wonderful world of RIE.
Tag Archives: punitive discipline
7 Things I Should Know About Helping my Children to Share (From my Toddler Coach)
My youngest daughter, Penny, who is two months shy of turning two, has just begun to show a little possessive streak coupled with some testing behaviour. Just when I was thinking we were getting out of this stage as my eldest … Continue reading
Separating Our Children is Bringing Them Closer
I recently posted about the troubles we have been having with the rivalry between our children. This has been a long-winded, drawn out affair between my two girls aged nearly three and nearly two. Much of the animosity in their relationship has … Continue reading
Posted in Expressing Emotion, Sibling Rivalry
Tagged Acknowledging Feelings, aggression in toddlers, Building a Trusting Relationship, Conflict Resolution, Gentle Parenting, punitive discipline, Respectful Parenting, RIE, Separation of Siblings, Sibling Relationships, Sibling Rivalry, Toddler conflicts, toddler sharing, Unsharing
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Respectful Parenting: Have I Made a Mistake?
Sibling rivalry seems to go hand in hand with, well, having multiple children. Now I know there are some siblings out there that live harmoniously day in and day out, causing no concerns for their parents in that regard, but … Continue reading
Posted in Expressing Emotion, Peaceful Discipline, Sibling Rivalry
Tagged Acknowledging Feelings, aggression in toddlers, Building a Trusting Relationship, Conflict Resolution, Discipline, Gentle Parenting, punitive discipline, Respectful Parenting, RIE, Toddler conflicts, toddler sharing, Trusting your instincts
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Coping With a Limit Tester
My two and a half year old is the ultimate limit tester. Her desire to be in control is so strong that it is quite rare to have her willingly cooperate for even the most simple of requests. ‘Lucy, in two minutes we are going … Continue reading
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