Anita Cleare Blog
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Anita Cleare is a parenting expert, writer, coach, and co-founder of the Positive Parenting Project. In 2012 Anita founded The Positive Parenting Project, a social enterprise that aims to bring the benefits of proven evidence-based parenting strategies to as many parents (and children) as possible.
Anita Cleare Blog
1y ago
When challenges happen in children’s worlds and they are held in the grip of big feelings, the last thing they need from their parents is a whirlwind. They don’t need us to throw our big ..read more
Anita Cleare Blog
1y ago
“I really struggle with getting my 4 year old to leave the park. I give her lots of warnings but when the time comes she refuses to leave. Sometimes she runs away or I end up almost dragging ..read more
Anita Cleare Blog
1y ago
My original idea for this post was to write a summer bucket list of fun activities to build children’s confidence and inspire them to believe “I can do hard things!” However, to be ..read more
Anita Cleare Blog
2y ago
It’s not unusual for teenagers to withdraw from family life, retreat into their bedrooms and experience periods of low mood. Being a teen is tough (see The reality of being a teenage girl ..read more
Anita Cleare Blog
2y ago
Like many parents, I was shocked by recent revelations about sexual violence and harassment in UK schools. The tragic killing of Sarah Everard opened the floodgates for women to talk about not ..read more
Anita Cleare Blog
2y ago
If you are worried that your child’s physical fitness levels plummeted during lockdown, you are not alone. Lots of parents report struggling to keep children physically active when so many ..read more
Anita Cleare Blog
2y ago
In my book, The Work/Parent Switch, I talk about the problem of ‘efficiency thinking’. The efficiency mindset is a task-oriented approach to time that is incredibly useful for getting ..read more
Anita Cleare Blog
2y ago
A few years ago, I wrote a series of posts on family activities for teenagers. The emphasis was on exciting, physically active, low tech ideas – including suggestions for winter, spring and ..read more