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Welcome to my parenting and leadership blog, where I share practical ideas for reducing conflict, staying calm, and communicating clearly at home and work. These short reads support busy parents, leaders, and anyone wanting to build stronger relationships.
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When did you last TALK to someone?
Learn to talk to others, not just communicate to contribute.
Ruth Taylor
Apr 21 min read
Yellow car!
Simple games like “yellow car” help kids stay engaged and reduce tension on long drives.
Ruth Taylor
Jan 221 min read
Self-Care is not selfish
Want to know a little bit more about my book on self-care, read it here.
Ruth Taylor
Oct 11, 20252 min read
When my daughter was seven she wrote this story.
How important is spelling to you?
Ruth Taylor
Aug 9, 20241 min read
Are you a bitter or a blitzer?
When it comes to tidying up there seem to be two camps. There are those who tidy along the way, picking up bits here and there and...
Ruth Taylor
Aug 7, 20241 min read
Books are brilliant
Books
Ruth Taylor
Aug 6, 20241 min read
Words have power
As we get ever closer to Christmas, please remember that your words have power. I have received no Christmas Cards yet this year. Then...
Ruth Taylor
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Let's play
You can’t beat a good game of charades. With everyone sitting around, too full to move, it works well only having to be on your feet for...
Ruth Taylor
Dec 19, 20221 min read
Buy bye online game
Online gaming
Ruth Taylor
Dec 18, 20221 min read
Disappointments reign
My daughter is on holiday this week. Hopefully she is having a nice time. I expect she will not be having an awesome time, because her...
Ruth Taylor
Dec 13, 20222 min read
Build some memories
With School holidays just around the corner here are some simple and cheap ideas on how to keep the troops entertained. TREAT THE LOCAL...
Ruth Taylor
Dec 8, 20221 min read
Does Christmas cause conflict in your family?
It does in ours, but not in a worrying way. In fact I’d say that I learnt a lot about conflict at Christmas. We play a card game at...
Ruth Taylor
Dec 7, 20221 min read
Do you have the Christmas spirit?
As the weekend I saw two children, on two separate occasions, who fully embraced the Christmas spirit. Well a big inflatable Father...
Ruth Taylor
Dec 6, 20221 min read
How rubbish was your first job?
Last week my daughter got a rubbish job. But she was actually quite happy about it. She took on a temp role at Field Days. She was not...
Ruth Taylor
Dec 5, 20221 min read
We have a tradition
Each year we get a special Christmas tree decoration made, to hang on the tree (Which is not yet up) The image on the decoration is of my...
Ruth Taylor
Nov 29, 20221 min read
Should I have?
On Friday, last week, I spoke to some kids. Brave of me I know. I did not raise my voice. I did not swear or cuss at them. I did not tell...
Ruth Taylor
Nov 28, 20222 min read
You can be too prepared
If you have young children, who are busy writing their Christmas wish lists. Here is some free advice. Don’t look at them yet! It can be...
Ruth Taylor
Nov 22, 20221 min read
The power of connection
Last week I got to observe, first-hand the impact of our phones on parenting. I was a couple of seats away from a toddler and mother. The...
Ruth Taylor
Nov 13, 20222 min read
Really?
I wrote a post last month about my colleagues’ suggestion to help me remember the word Specialty, rather than speciality On further...
Ruth Taylor
Nov 10, 20221 min read
How often do you connect?
I once worked with a family who were struggling with their teenage daughter. They wanted the best for her and had sent her to boarding...
Ruth Taylor
Nov 8, 20222 min read
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