Good to Great Parenting

Good to Great Parenting NZ parenting coach and mum of two, helping parents trust their instincts and embrace being "enough." Founder of Good to Great Parenting. Book coming soon! 📚

Parents who want to feel more relaxed and confident and understand their child better will find these skills invaluable. See my website www.gtgparenting.co.nz and Instagram for more inspiration. Email me on [email protected] to book your confidential call to learn more about how I can help you build rapport and connection and to understand your child better.

07/10/2025

What's something small you're working on with your kids at mornings or mealtimes?

👪 Tweens, Teens & Screens was the topic parents wanted to know about at a recent lunch and learn session at Fletcher Liv...
05/10/2025

👪 Tweens, Teens & Screens was the topic parents wanted to know about at a recent lunch and learn session at Fletcher Living. Raising kids in this age and stage is exciting and it can be daunting. Tweens and teens struggle to weigh the risks of harmful content and with limiting time online. Good news - there's a lot that adults can do to help -

👉You don’t have to be an expert on Snapchat to keep kids safe online, you can use your adult brain and experience. Your adult brain acts as the thinking part of their child’s brain until they can do it on their own. Kids don’t have reliable critical thinking skills until their brains are fully developed – it's much later than we thought (as late as 32 for some or mid 20's for many 😲 . Ask your kids how Snapchat works and put that adult lens on to keep them safe.

👉The relationship between you and your tween or teen is a super important way to protect them. Relationships are built over time. Connect in lots of small ways. A favourite meal. Time doing something they enjoy. Ask curious questions. Raising connection and building relationship, means tweens and teens will be more likely to open up about what they think and feel.

👉 Your kids are going to mess up. Tweens and teens will make a lot of mistakes before they learn how to manage themselves – irl and online. You are a vital part of helping them to know what to do when that happens. Make a plan now, it will reduce heartache. Especially when tough stuff happens.

👉 Be up front about putting things right when they’ve gone wrong. Make mistakes a part of everyday life by talking about and owning your mistakes. Ask your kids their opinion about how things could have gone differently. Get them to suggest ways to make amends.

👉 It’s not easy to stay calm in the heat of the moment. Give yourself some time to learn how to do it! Be open-hearted when kids tell you they’ve got a problem, even a little one. It means they are more likely to tell you about the big stuff. And if they do tell you something, grab that chance. Make it easy for them to tell you about it again next time. Say “I’m really glad you told me that – it’s not easy to tell someone something when you think they might be mad at you.”

🎯 That's five tried and tested ways to connect with tweens and teens and keep them safe online. For more about how parent coaching could work for your family or hosting a talk for your parents or employees - email me [email protected]

04/10/2025

What's a way to make amends with your kids when you've said something you wish you hadn't?

01/10/2025

Can we have a win win with kids when we want different things?

27/09/2025

What's a way to manage disagreements with kids home?

24/09/2025

What's a way you let your kids know "we're in this together"?

✨ 👪 Busy parents, juggling it all, know keeping everything going, while raising children is not for the faint hearted. T...
21/09/2025

✨ 👪 Busy parents, juggling it all, know keeping everything going, while raising children is not for the faint hearted. This week I spoke to parents at work about practical ways to connect with families, to protect their energy and to build more cooperation. In the office people tend to do what you ask, when you ask. It can be a different story at home. This calls for a whole new set of skills and an appreciation of what you know already -

👉 You're going to be way more flexible when you have had sleep and a chance to do something for yourself. What is it you do to top up your energy account? Exercise, time alone or with friends. You need and deserve this.

👉 You've got time to help kids build the skills they need for life. Brain development isn't finished until your mid to late 20's, even as late as 32 for some. You're not alone if you raised an eyebrow when you read that!

👉 You can learn how to talk to your kids in a way which engages cooperation - the words, tone and tempo, even no words, all influence your children in many tiny ways. You are creating momentum and building cooperation when you know about this.

Your everyday challenges as a busy parent give you rich opportunities to develop new ways to to grow your brain. You get to see things from a fresh perspective -

❤️ Mornings, meal times or bed times call for the SOS of parenting

🌟 Sorting out the physical environment
🌟 Organising and setting realistic goals for your child
🌟 Staying consistent - The holy grail of parenting

Here's to you the Household Heroes. Your kids are capable problem solvers you're helping them build new pathways in the brain. You're finding your way through challenges big and small, one step at a time.

20/09/2025

What's one thing you've done for yourself today?

It's not easy raising kids in a digital world and you don't need to be an expert on snapchat. Knowing these things can h...
18/09/2025

It's not easy raising kids in a digital world and you don't need to be an expert on snapchat. Knowing these things can help keep your kids safer online.

17/09/2025

I love it when my kids _________

(fill in the blank)

13/09/2025

We get to be the ones who love our kids ... no matter what!

10/09/2025

Child - "I know what I'm doing"

Parent - 😱

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