I Tried Positive Parenting During A Tricky Period. It Transformed Our Mornings

When you’re about to ask your child to get their uniform on for the 60th time in the space of 30 minutes, patience can begin to wear thin.

Each morning in my home there would be battles over getting dressed, brushing hair, cleaning teeth, putting shoes on. It would be a different issue that would trigger huge emotions each time. Meltdowns would occur over the seemingly smallest thing.

I’d be stressed, my kids would be stressed – our emotions would play ping pong, reaching crescendo until one of us finally exploded.