Parenting In The Thick Of It With Louise Clarke

The subject of HOMEWORK and getting teenagers to do their homework certainly keeps the hair salons in business - how many grey hairs are caused by homework conflict?!!! If you struggle with this, then you are not alone and help is here. All of what I share in this episode is what I have learned to do around the dreaded H word. Tune in and learn to ease the homework battles in your home ... IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twitter: https://twitter.com/YPPartner Pinterest:

It can be so hard to witness our kid's behavior when they are stressed out; they often say things we wish they wouldn't and we can't control the way they act. But what can you do? In this episodes, I share with you some tips to help you deal with exactly this and I mention a great video I watched called "It's Not About The Nail" (over 20 million views!), the link for it is below... Listen in... IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ GROUP COACHING If you want to be a part of the new group coaching cohort that will be starting mid September, then please email me with your details: louise@yourparentingpartner.com "It's Not About The Nail" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: h

I've talked about this before on the show and I'll talk about it again and again and again! Why? Because it is soooo important. I believe that it is THE MOST IMPORTANT thing to be able to do as a parent. Tune in... IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ GROUP COACHING If you want to be a part of the new group coaching cohort that will be starting mid September, then please email me with your details: louise@yourparentingpartner.com FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twitter: https://twitter.com/YPPartner Pintere

For those of you who “know” me, you will know that I believe collaboration is one of the key things we can do to help get our teenagers on side and around to our way of thinking. But what do you do if they just won’t come to the table so-to-speak? Tune in… IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ GROUP COACHING If you want to be a part of the new group coaching cohort that will be starting mid-September, then please email me with your details: louise@yourparentingpartner.com FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twit

Many of us blame our yelling on our kids, yes? It’s them! If they would just do what I asked them, I wouldn’t have had to raise my voice and yell. Only partially true! Why only partially true? Let me explain. The bottom line is this: it is only when you really understand where the need to shout and yell comes from, that you will be able to stop doing it. Curious? Tune in… IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ GROUP COACHING If you want to be a part of the new group coaching cohort that will be starting mid-September, then please email me with your details: louise@yourparentingpartner.com FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook:

When your child tells you something that you know isn’t true or you catch them red handed and they deny it, how do you broach it with them? What do you say and do? How you respond is key in them feeling safe to share the truth and how you handle the truth is equally important. If you are curious as to how you can do this, tune in… IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ GROUP COACHING If you want to be a part of the new group coaching cohort that will be starting mid-September, then please email me with your details: louise@yourparentingpartner.com FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpar

I have talked about each of these 5 things individually in many episodes on the show but here they are all in one place. If you can do even half of these, the benefits will be HUGE. Tune in… IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ GROUP COACHING If you want to be a part of the new group coaching cohort that will be starting mid-September, then please email me with your details: louise@yourparentingpartner.com FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twitter: https://twitter.com/YPPartner Pinterest: https://www.pinteres

It is so important that we are highly tuned to parenting each child in ways that work. To do this well we have to know them inside out and outside in. And we have to know ourselves this way too. And we have to be able to be so present to each moment. So much to take in but so important that you do. Each and every moment. Tune in… IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ GROUP COACHING If you want to be a part of the new group coaching cohort that will be starting mid-September, then please email me with your details: louise@yourparentingpartner.com FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpart

I don’t know about you, but I had no idea this was even a thing. Are you talking to someone? If you have never heard of this, make sure you tune in… IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ GROUP COACHING If you want to be a part of the new group coaching cohort that will be starting mid-September, then please email me with your details: louise@yourparentingpartner.com FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twitter: https://twitter.com/YPPartner Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/louiseclarkeyourparentingpartn/ Mediu

It can be hard to tolerate the pushback and not give in, especially when you have a strong-willed kid who pushes you on everything. Giving in doesn’t do anyone any favours, least of all your child as it actually denies them from developing the very thing they need. Resilience. Tune in… IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ GROUP COACHING If you want to be a part of the new group coaching cohort that will be starting mid-September, then please email me with your details: louise@yourparentingpartner.com FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel

We know that yelling doesn’t work yet we still resort to it. Here is a novel idea to help you break the pattern and bring about change. Yellow card anyone? Tune in… IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ GROUP COACHING If you want to be a part of the new group coaching cohort that will be starting mid-September, then please email me with your details: louise@yourparentingpartner.com FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twitter: https://twitter.com/YPPartner Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/louiseclarkeyourparen

It can be extremely hard to cope with not being a fan of your child’s friend. But what do you do? Every time they say they are going to hang out with them you find yourself triggered. If you struggle with this, tune in… IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ GROUP COACHING If you want to be a part of the new group coaching cohort that will be starting mid-September, then please email me with your details: louise@yourparentingpartner.com FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twitter: https://twitter.com/YPPartner Pi

Why is it that kids invariably choose the most inopportune of moments to really open up and chat to us about their "stuff"? In this episode, I share with you the perfect example about why it is so important to flow with their timing and never dismiss the opportunity to connect with them. Tune in... IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twitter: https://twitter.com/YPPartner Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/louiseclarkeyourparentingpartn/ Medium: https://medium.com/@mlouisec

Dr Shefali recently commented on what she deems THE most important parenting skill today... SILENCE. I'm going to ask you how you get to silence without a pause? It is so important. Do you ever stop? Do you ever take a pause and just listen? If not, I urge you to do so but first... tune in! IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twitter: https://twitter.com/YPPartner Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/louiseclarkeyourparentingpartn/ Medium: https://medium.com/@mlouiseclarke iT

The foundation of my coaching work is to help my clients raise their awareness of their patterns and their child's patterns. There is so much information in them; they are the portals to bringing about change. Patterns are so intricate. They are co-created and orchestrated just perfectly to get us what we want and in some cases even what we don't want! Curious as to what I'm talking about? Tune in... IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP PARENTING IN THE THICK OF IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParentingInTheThickOfIt/ FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twitter: https://twitter.com/YPPartner

I've spoken about this on the show before, but today, I discuss one thing that I have not mentioned before. It's super important and not hard to do. This is one of the best ways to help kids feel good about themselves, are you giving them this opportunity? Tune in... FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twitter: https://twitter.com/YPPartner Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/louiseclarkeyourparentingpartn/ Medium: https://medium.com/@mlouiseclarke iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/parenting-in-the-thick-of-it-with-louise-clarke/id1358492950 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3pZfkJuOlQNohr4EqA0ivR

There is no warm and fuzzy way of putting this: Doubt is bad. Bad for us and bad for our kids. It paralyzes us and consumes anything positive. How do we deal with it? What can we do? I have some ideas, tune in... FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twitter: https://twitter.com/YPPartner Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/louiseclarkeyourparentingpartn/ Medium: https://medium.com/@mlouiseclarke iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/parenting-in-the-thick-of-it-with-louise-clarke/id1358492950 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3pZfkJuOlQNohr4EqA0ivR

Many parents are unaware of the fact that praise robs their kids of the very thing they are so desperate for their kids to have... a healthy self-esteem. The bottom line is this: Praise is not what kids need. They need something else. If you are curious to find out what it is, tune in and all will be revealed. FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twitter: https://twitter.com/YPPartner Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/louiseclarkeyourparentingpartn/ Medium: https://medium.com/@mlouiseclarke iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/parenting-in-the-thick-of-it-with-louise-clarke/id1358492950 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3

If we ever thought we had challenges managing our kids' media diets before March 2020, let's just add a pandemic and we get what many of us are facing right now. A massive struggle and continuous arguments over too much time spent on devices. The bigger question is this: how on earth are we going to navigate our way out of it? Tune in... FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twitter: https://twitter.com/YPPartner Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/louiseclarkeyourparentingpartn/ Medium: https://medium.com/@mlouiseclarke iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/parenting-in-the-thick-of-it-with-louise-clarke/id1358492950 Spotify: htt

Continually justifying ourselves and our actions to our kiddos is absolutely exhausting and in most situations, completely unnecessary and a really ineffective way to parent so why do we do it? Do you do it? Most of the parents I work with, are beginning to discover that they are actually Kings and Queens of Justification! Tune in... FOLLOW ME ONLINE HERE: Website: https://yourparentingpartner.com/ Book: Parenting The Modern Teen: https://go.yourparentingpartner.com/parenting-the-modern-teen Parenting In The Thick Of It Family Organizer: https://parentinginthethickofit.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/louiseclarke.ypp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparentingpartner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdQ1_fC72bKutwr5EfavQA Twitter: https://twitter.com/YPPartner Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/louiseclarkeyourparentingpartn/ Medium: https://medium.com/@mlouiseclarke iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/parenting-in-the-thick-of-it-with-louise-clarke/id1358492950 Spotify: https:/