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Madeleine Stanimeros is an author, writer, consultant, speaker and Mum. She has been writing and speaking on parenting for 14 years and regularly meets with parents to encourage and support them with strategies to enrich family life and strengthen connections through the easy and not so easy moments.
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Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Our children need 9 affirming messages for each negative one - whether that's a negative from you, a peer, a teacher... or anyone. That's a lot of affirming? How do we get that into a day and how can it be so magical?
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Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
What is success?
What does it mean to you?
What does it mean to your child?
What messages are they picking up at home?
If we're not intentional about our metrics for success our children can pick up hidden messages that ultimately impact their confidence and sense of self. Being intentional about success and failure narratives is a small but vital part of parenting. Come and see how to re-calibrate
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Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
making conversation is an art that isn't just caught, it's taught.
Often children don't feel confident, or just aren't taught to take an interest: They'll answer questions that they're asked, but won't necessarily think or know how to go past answering and into connected conversation.
Here's how to get past the small talk...
The text for this week's podcast is here
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Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
We love to love our children and we've become familiar with the word 'attachment', but do we know what it really means? And do sometimes cause our children difficulties and undermine their confidence because we've misunderstood the term?
This week come and find out what attachment isn't and where the tipping point is.
The text for this week's podcast is here
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Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Is there a magic tool that takes them from cross, frustrated and venting, to calmer? Something that stops flash points from becoming conflicts?
YES!!!
It's simple and effective, but It's counter-intuitive too.
Are you ready to hard-wire a new response to an angry child? Great, then. come and listen and prepare to be surprised at how your well your children respond to the new you.
They may not always remember the things you said, but they'll remember how they felt in your company when they were upset.
And...
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The link for the script for this week's podcast is here
(Give me a couple of days to pop it up)
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
A great conversation with Matt Kane. We talk about the important things to learn that you don't get certificates for -
acceptance
respect
understanding
sex
social media
How teachers can positively influence our children at a critical stage in their formative years.
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Do you ever wish parents had a stronger voice in the halls of power? In the national press?
Today I meet the woman who takes your parent-voice and your opinions to the places where they can influence.
Parent-ping is an App that canvasses the views of parents and shares them. So if you're wondering...
Is it just me?
Does anyone else think like this?
Does anyone else parent like this?
...you can go and find out.
Come and meet a mover and shaker in the world of education - you'll soon see why she was awarded and MBE this year.
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Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Everybody’s walk and experience, love story and parenting journey is different, so I thought it would be fun to ask a few parents to share their stories, especially when they’ve got an unusual ingredient or two in the mix.
This week I’m going to introduce you to my Iranian friend, Zara. She’s gorgeous, she’s creative, she’s organic and she’s always up to something interesting: She lives in Cheltenham with her husband, Ahmed, a pharmacist, and their two children, Hannah 9 and Ali 7.
Zara is interesting in lots of ways; she ferments, she creates, she’s very into gut-health, interior design- I think that’s a few interesting ingredients. She also home-educates – come and meet her...
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https://www.thecourageousmumma.com/parenting
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Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Very small tweaks in the ways we respond to our children have a massive effect.
This week I look at VS - Not Scotland vs England, but...
I am VS I did
Connect VS Correct
Quality VS Quantity
How we can respond to our children without getting their defences up and still be a great influence on their evolving decisions.
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To contact me I'm TheCourageousMumma everywhere....IG, @gmail, the blog and the pod.
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