And thanks to the SEN Schools Guide community for inviting Elaine to write about whether your child is 'difficult' or 'different'. Her own experience is an inspiration for many parents who are raising a child who is… instagram.com/p/CEZJC40nJ9_/…

All this week we're talking about early adolescence. When we constantly tell our children what to do, how to do it, when to do it ... they shut down and are less likely to do what is required. Instead of giving… instagram.com/p/CEZJL6Rnd3Q/…

In yesterday's Return to School workshop, Juliet talked a lot about the importance of a chat-through conversation to best set up your kids for a smooth(er) return to school. This week, find some time with each… instagram.com/p/CEbvzfvnQAB/…

When we laugh, the stress hormones in our bodies are reduced, making it possible for all sorts of good things to happen! So, perhaps it's really true that laughter is a pretty good medicine! Laughter starts off the… instagram.com/p/CEen4I5n6CW/…

This week is all about parenting teens. These are the years when our kids are figuring out who they are - which means that we need to be there for them, making sure we are helping foster a healthy sense of… instagram.com/p/CEjX5rbH_Pp/…

In taking inspiration from Goethe, Haim Ginott wrote [and we've further adapted with parentheses]:⠀ ⠀ "It’s my personal approach that creates the climate [within my family]. It’s my daily mood that makes the… instagram.com/p/CEl53o1H4z_/…

Our kids are about to start another school year, and that means a whole new (and steep) learning curve: a new year of maths, reading, history, science, maybe learning another language ... . They're learning to be a… instagram.com/p/CEoeXGbHtgB/…

We can all remember that during our own teenage years, we craved privacy and knowing that we had a say in what we could do. Our kids are no different! When we try to control and manage their every step, they will… instagram.com/p/CErAD8MHpRK/…

It's an interesting exercise to compare where you and your children are on the path to mastery with all the things you do each day. Chances are you've mastered a lot more things and have established many habits… instagram.com/p/CEtjClznsIa/…

If your kids have already returned to school, or are starting back this week ... we know that this will be a school year like none other. We will need to be there for our kids, to listen to their concerns, to help… instagram.com/p/CEwNus_Haji/…

So happy to share this terrific series from @SusanStiffleman ... Link to register is in BIO.⠀ ⠀ Are you anxious about homeschooling your children this fall? Do you need ideas for how to to juggle work with… instagram.com/p/CE1PkOqHuu3/…

All humans have basic needs. One main driver for children is the need to be seen -- to know they matter. When we first see them after school, we usually start with a series of questions about things they did during… instagram.com/p/CE1UmK1nH9e/…

“I just want to be a calmer Mum” is something we hear a lot! Swipe through this series of images to find out how - with practice - you can get there. Our children’s mistaken behaviour can easily set off the process… instagram.com/p/CE6bJvlnJd1/…

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Thanks to Elaine Halligan and @girlsoutloudorg for their insights and to May, Tom Ough, NVM, and ricky1146.eth for being bold enough to confront their teenage online foibles in a national newspaper.

Elaine Halligan is speaking at the Festival of Education 🇬🇧 this Friday! Find out more: bit.ly/3wIneix You can also purchase #MyChildsDifferent at a fantastic 50% discount! Add promotional code FESTIVAL50 at checkout. Offer runs until midnight on 30/06/21: bit.ly/3gG5jSq

"Misbehaviour and punishment are not opposites that cancel each other; on the contrary, they breed and reinforce each other." Haim G. Ginott Quoted by Elaine Halligan in their book My Child is Different. Interviewing Elaine tomorrow for our Book Festival independentthinking.co.uk/itl-online/chi…

A blog post I wrote last week, was picked up by the Telegraoh and it’s an extract from my book ‘My Child’s Different’. Join me this weekend at the Children’s Book Fest where I’ll be reading more extracts - independentthinking.co.uk/itl-online/chi… ⁦Independent Thinking⁩ telegraph.co.uk/women/life/str…

Here's an extract from MY CHILD'S DIFFERENT by Elaine Halligan in the @telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/women/life/str…. This book offers valuable parenting advice to any parent whose children struggle with life educationally or socially, and those with SEN: crownhouse.co.uk/publications/m….

I know it’s #TeachersHogmanay and all, but this stuff is important ⬇️