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Four Steps to a Calmer Evening with your Kids

Heather Rutherford • Feb 04, 2024

Take these practical steps to improve cooperation, connection and calm

You know the scenario.


You’re exhausted from work; your children are tired from school or nursery, and it takes only the tiniest thing for the wheels to come flying off the bus.


We’ve all been there.


When we fall into a pattern these hotspots can become habits that replay night after night.


Whether it’s music practice, homework, supper, time to relax and play or going to bed, we each have our own expectations and our own agendas.


So often we anticipate how things are going to unfold before our children cross the threshold and our kids pick up on our mood and anticipate our reaction. Before you know it, our expectations become our reality.


So how do we change the music? It starts with changing the channel.


Here's how:


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