VeronikaDurham When your kid says ‘I HATE YOU!!’ We say hate a lot – I hate this weather, spiders, and this and that. YET, we don’t like when kids say ‘HATE’ when they are disappointed, angry, raging or worried. If someone tells you I hate you, you either know very well what you have done to deserve this or you go, why? What did I do? And now Imagine if now as a grown-up you would say to someone I hate you and that person tells you – oh we don’t know that word, we don’t use that word, that’s not nice…… I would go what the fudge are you are talking about. Why you’re treating me like a little ki ..read more

VeronikaDurham How Common Sense Parenting Helped Me To Be a More Peaceful Mum and Stepmum If you’re looking for an answer to the question of what is common sense parenting, then you’re in the right place. Common sense parenting doesn’t focus on specific rules or styles. It’s you who is creating it. It’s making you stop, and think without overthinking. Common sense parenting helps you to trust yourself and reconnect with your values and beliefs. These two create the foundation of your parenting and who you are as a parent. Common sense parenting is right now focusing more on myself first becaus ..read more

VeronikaDurham When your cleaning habits are coming from guilt and shame. Do you love or hate cleaning? Are you avoiding it or just doing it? What is your relationship with cleaning? Are you like me doing it mainly out of guilt and shame? In this episode, I share how my cleaning habits were born, creating the cleaning game to please my parents and how I created the snowball of cleaning out of shame and guilt. Let’s get ready for the spring cleaning! Follow Veronika IG https://www.instagram.com/step.in.mum/ FB https://www.facebook.com/step.in.mum/ Contact Veronika https://www.veronikadurham.com ..read more

VeronikaDurham This wasn’t easy to share – reflecting on 2023 Making this video podcast live makes my stomach turn around. I was feeling down after having a very good day, I didn’t want to do any recording but here I am. My husband pushed me to film a video, and he said to me: say some inspiring s*it. He gave me two minutes to get ready and I look like I took 50 seconds It wasn’t easy to film this. It wasn’t easy to get ready in two minutes. 2023 wasn’t easy. But here I am. Follow Veronika IG https://www.instagram.com/step.in.mum/ FB https://www.facebook.com/step.in.mum/ Contact Veronika http ..read more

VeronikaDurham Feng Shui for Beginners with Patricia Lohan I thought I knew something about Feng Shui, but I was wrong. I’m so glad that Patricia came to the podcast and explained the basics of Feng Shui and how to start with it. Since our chat, I cleared up the attic, donated a lot of stuff, and had a pile of toys to sell. My husband and I committed to keeping floors in our outside rooms (toilet and washroom) clear. And so far so good. I can’t wait to learn more about Feng Shui. Follow Patricia Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerhousefengshui Website – https://patricialohan.com ..read more

VeronikaDurham Terrible Twos & Teenagers – Here is what I think, and how I talk to them I feel like toddlers and teenagers are sometimes very similar and there are reasons why. In this week’s episode, I talk about why I don’t use ‘terrible twos’ and make excuses ‘She’s just a teenager’. I found a way to talk to them calmly (99% of the time), and respectfully while having my boundaries in place. IG https://www.instagram.com/step.in.mum/ FB https://www.facebook.com/step.in.mum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU4ul92qvuUZ9HD7QzE9SNg VeronikaDurham Veronika Durham ..read more

VeronikaDurham How To Start a Difficult Conversation It took me days, weeks or months to have a difficult conversation. It was ridiculous! Here is one of my favourite tools on how to start talking. Follow me on IG https://www.instagram.com/step.in.mum/ FB https://www.facebook.com/step.in.mum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU4ul92qvuUZ9HD7QzE9SNg VeronikaDurham Veronika Durham ..read more

VeronikaDurham Silent Treatment vs I can’t talk to you right now – Argue Better Ep. 2 Argue and communicate better series is here! In each episode of this series, I’ll talk about relationship advice we get and hear, why they don’t work, and what communication tool I would use. There is a massive difference between the silence treatment and ‘I can’t talk to you right now. Follow me on IG https://www.instagram.com/step.in.mum/ FB https://www.facebook.com/step.in.mum/ VeronikaDurham Veronika Durham ..read more

VeronikaDurham Stress Free Timer For Toddler – Getting out of the house and more Leaving places, bedtime, and goodbyes can be stressful for parents and toddlers. Here is what I put in place to give us all peace and limit upsets. email me: hello@veronikadurham.com IG https://www.instagram.com/step.in.mum/ FB https://www.facebook.com/step.in.mum/ VeronikaDurham Veronika Durham ..read more

VeronikaDurham Boundaries and Grandparents I’m visiting my parents with my little one for two weeks. A bit much? Yes and No! I’ve done a whole month before. Anyway, here are my five tips on how to have your boundaries in place with the grandparents. email me: hello@veronikadurham.com IG https://www.instagram.com/step.in.mum/ FB https://www.facebook.com/step.in.mum/ VeronikaDurham Veronika Durham ..read more