a conversation with your friends and loved ones. And your child needs to grow up knowing that they also have the right to uphold these personal boundaries too. For me, the core revelation that I found in positive discipline is that I don’t have to choose between letting my child walk all over me, or barking orders and timing naughty-step visits. Positive Discipline has enabled me to find a calm, controlled, loving equilibrium. Mumma Wolf has been born from my own parenting journey in the last three (and a very important half ) years. I was a terrified single parent at 19, and rolled into parenting with very little preparation. I was lucky enough to have an incredible hypnobirthing experience (another service I offer alongside my parent coaching), and the lack of fear in my birth journey got me to thinking I could apply this calm sense of control to all areas of my life! My oldest daughter is a
very independent and sure of herself human: she’s very willing to embrace her emotions to the fullest which often manifests as a tantrum. While now I see that as a big parenting win, when itfirst started it really stressed me out. We would avoid going places, our daily rhythm was always jarred as a result, and I’d often find myself feeling incredibly guilty after she went to bed. Many months of research, training and experimenting later, I’m able to encourage my little one to experience her feelings without fear. To express herself without judgement. I set very firm boundaries without the need for punishments or rewards. As a result, our relationship is more respectful, her behaviour is more pleasant, and I’ve even been able to communicate these ideas with my partner to create a much-needed united front. Mumma Wolf is a project which aims to empower families to share in this calm control; through
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