Being the Best Version of Myself

As a coach, I quickly realised that being a good parent was going to depend on me working hard to show up as the best version of myself. Nothing holds up a mirror to you quite like your children, who want to be just like you!

Being a Present Parent

I want my children to feel like they are the most important thing in the world to me and also not be on autopilot whilst 20 years sneak by, but It’s so easy to be thinking of other things or “quickly” check my phone. Add to this sleep deprivation, being present has been one of my biggest challenges.

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Lessons from Other Parents

Over the summer (2022) I interviewed a wide variety of parents, along with chewing off the ear of pretty much anyone I spoke to who made the mistake of mentioning children. These conversations were surprising, reassuring and I hope contain some really helpful insight for other parents.

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Controlling My Responses

When TG is eyeballing me, grinning ear to ear as she wriggles out of her highchair straps, stands up and starts to twirl around on her chair, totally ignoring my requests to be seated and get ready for dinner, I can find it hard to keep my 💩 together!

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The 4 Things I Found Toughest, and what helped!

This list could have been a lot longer, but these were the biggies that were constantly in danger of handing me my ass.

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Being the Best Version of Myself

As a coach, I quickly realised that being a good parent was going to depend on me working hard to show up as the best version of myself. Nothing holds up a mirror to you quite like your children, who want to be just like you!

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