Tag Archives: toddler taming

Why we Need to be More Tolerant of Toddler Tantrums

Posted on March 9, 2016 by SarahOckwell-Smith

All toddlers tantrum. Granted some more so than others, however tantrums and toddlers go hand in hand, you don’t get one without the other. The thing is, they’re not being naughty, manipulative, bad or disruptive (purposefully anyway), they’re just being toddlers. Actually they would probably rather they didn’t tantrum so much too. Continue reading →

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Publication Day for my Toddler Parenting Book! Bye bye naughty step, time out and controlled crying!

Posted on October 3, 2013 by SarahOckwell-Smith

I am so excited to announce that my toddler book, ToddlerCalm, is published today!! If you’re looking for more gentle ways to cope with your child’s behaviour, whether that involves tantrums, picky eating, throwing, hitting, biting, sibling rivalry or not … Continue reading →

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Taming Toddler Tantrums? It’s Common SENSE!

Posted on July 3, 2013 by SarahOckwell-Smith

I do love an acronym and this one came to me in my (almost) sleep last night, as do most of my writing ideas (frustratingly!). So I’d like to introduce you to my super easy to use common SENSE (© Ockwell-Smith … Continue reading →

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Parenting Woes – Whose Problem Is It Really?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by SarahOckwell-Smith

This post has been whirling around my head for more than a year now and I have debated whether it should stay there many a time, why? Because I know this post is going to be contentious, I can only … Continue reading →

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Why Does Society Turn a Blind Eye to Some Forms of Child Abuse?

Posted on December 20, 2012 by SarahOckwell-Smith

I woke to THIS ARTICLE this morning, naturally it was published by the Daily Mail. I later watched a feature on ‘This Morning’ interviewing the father. It later transpires the Martin Daubney, the author (and father) in this piece has … Continue reading →

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Why it’s Good to Stop Saying ‘No’ To Your Toddler

Posted on November 4, 2012 by SarahOckwell-Smith

I have just bought a new camera and whilst looking through an old SD card I found this shot of my daughter, taken when I think she was about 14 months old. She had emptied out an entire shelf of … Continue reading →