The many long-term benefits of being a mummy's boy and a daddy's girl!

Interview audio courtesy of 2GB

We've all heard of the terms "mummy's boy" and "daddy's girl" and usually it comes with negative connotations. Well not anymore!

A new UK study by the Marriage Foundation (August 2018) reveals that children who are close to their parents have better mental health outcomes and stronger social skills.

In this short audio clip Ben Fordham, radio host on 2GB interviews parenting expert, Dr Rosina McAlpine, CEO of Win Win Parenting. 

You'll learn why having a close relationship with your kids is important and tips for how to achieve it!

Inspiring Teens to Set and Achieve Goals the Win Win Parenting Way

Navigating the teen years can be wonderful and it can also be challenging at times.  As a parent you want your teen to succeed in life and one way to do that is to help them set clear goals, work out the action steps then support them to complete the tasks until success is achieved.

In this interview with the lovely Jennifer Matthews from Parenting Ambitious Teens,  Dr Rosina, parenting expert,  talks about the Win Win Parenting way to raising children and helping them to become happy, healthy and capable adults. 

http://parentingambitiousteens.com/rosinamcalpine/

BONUS

Jen has summarised the key points from the interview and provided you with some links to resources too - so have a look at the page!

You can also enjoy interviews with other teen experts on Jen's podcast series at  http://parentingambitiousteens.com/

Talking about self esteem and self confidence

In this video Dr Rosina talks about her personal experiences growing up and the effect on self esteem and confidence parents can have in their child's lives.

Dr. Rosina thought Leader for the international consciousness movement Parenting 2.0 and author of Inspired Children, presenting at the  P2.0 Talks.  P2.0 Talks was the first conference in history to gather educators from multiple professional fields and continents and recognize Life Skills as distinct, critical skill sets teachable by third party educators.

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You're right to be worried as research shows that excessive screen time can harm our mental and physical wellbeing.

Do you know exactly how many hours per day or hours per week your children spend on screens? How many hours you spend on screens?

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You might be aware that young children can develop their thinking, their language, imagination, speaking and listening skills through creative play. Have you marveled at how skilfully your child’s preschool teachers involve the children in their care in creative play? We know preschool can be a wonderful experience which helps our little ones for communicate and interact with others and of course enhances their learning.

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And perhaps you’ve you found your children touching their private parts or even showing them to their friends and you’ve been unsure of how to handle it.

Each of these situations can cause a great deal of stress for parents who don’t feel confident or even know where to begin to answer their young child’s questions about sex and sexuality. Now you know that saying “that’s a good question, ask your father”, or “I don’t know, ask you mother” is just going to get you into trouble!

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Why your Teenager seems erratic, emotionally Unstable, Unresponsive, Disrespectful or even Reckless.

Are you raising one or more teenagers, and are they argumentative, volatile and even down right disrespectful? Are you wondering who took your sweet child away and delivered a teenager who’s mood can go from ambivalence to rage in a split second over the simplest of comments or questions?

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Do you have more than one child? Do you have two, three or more children?

Do you find that you simply don’t have enough time for each child, for your partner and especially no time to yourself?

Raising a family of with children of different ages, personalities, needs and then add to the mix, taking care of the home and maybe even working in or on a business can make it a huge challenge.

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Do you struggle to get your children off the internet? Is there a daily fight?

Accessing the world through the internet is common for most families today. Even very young children enjoy games and you tube videos and can get VERY upset when asked to stop! Older children also enjoy games as well as connecting with others through social media. BUT…are you worried that your children are accessing harmful and inappropriate content or meeting up with predators online? Are you worried they are spending too much time on the internet?

With most children on the internet and so much harmful content out there that they shouldn’t be exposed like pornography and graphic violence it’s crucial to protect them. BUT you can’t be watching your kids 24/7 so what can you do?

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Do you or your partner speak more than one language at home? Would you like to raise your child to be multilingual but you’re worried that they might:

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  • Not do as well at school?
  • Get confused between the languages?
  • Not want to learn one or more languages?
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Persistent or extreme childhood and adult mental illnesses and other behavioural disorders are often treated with medications. However, many parents are concerned about the side effects and the negative impact on their children in the long term. I recently came across the work of Professor Julia Rucklidge from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand who is a clinical psychologist and researcher who has been working for over a decade on the positive impact that nutrition can have on decreasing and preventing mental illness in children.

After watching her TEDx talk is entitled: “The surprisingly dramatic role of nutrition in mental health”, I wanted to know more about her research and share it with my Win Win Parenting community.

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  • Our wonderful school teachers and pre-school teachers need something to help calm kids in the classroom.
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Time-out has become a popular approach to parenting, choosing it as a ‘better’ alternative to smacking. However there is evidence that this parenting tool is more complex than many parents think and some experts even consider that time-out can be a harmful practice.

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In this interview you’ll learn:

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