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My daughter often speaks in absolutes. “You never do x” or “you always say no”. These statements are often uttered with the immortal words of “it’s not fair”. Today, she said she’d had the worst time at the park because she was hot, thirsty and she’d had no-one to play with. I was tired and … Read more
I have been listening to ‘The Gentle Discipline Book’ by Sarah Ockwell-Smith as I try and understand my children better. I got to the chapter on understanding motivation. In the book, Sarah talks about how when we reward children we are assuming they have no intrinsic motivation to do things and they can only be … Read more
I placed the item in my online basket. I’d been hesitating for a couple of years. Now, with 30% off it brought the cost right down into my budget. Still, I hesitated. 24 hours later I messaged my friend: “I want to buy myself an early birthday present, it’s expensive but I can afford it. … Read more
Edit: I wrote this during lockdown, whilst I was ‘lockdown learning’ but have updated it for life generally! Does this sound familiar? It’s week 537558 of the summer holidays (read day 3) and I’m exhausted. I’m finding myself increasingly introverted and needing to be solitary and yet…I feel like that’s an impossible task. I feel … Read more
Every month I meet with a small group of coaches for our own development. This month’s topic was building trust. We each take a turn to be coached and to coach. This week I volunteered to be the coach. At the end of the session, they ask me and the coaches to provide a piece … Read more