About Anita Cleare
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Anita Cleare is a parenting speaker, writer and coach and co-founder of the Positive Parenting Project.
Thinking Parenting Blog
Connecting with a teen who wants nothing to do with you
Connecting with a teen in withdrawal mode is not easy. Relationships thrive on communication, goodwill, and spending time together – all of which can be in short supply between teens and their...
Supporting children’s and teenagers’ mental health: resource list
Children and young people’s mental health is hardly out of the news these days but often parents are at a loss how best to help and support a child/teenager who is struggling. So, I have...
When parents worry too much
It is completely natural to worry about our children, we are responsible for them. A huge part of our job as parents is to keep our children safe and to try to influence their lives and their futures...
What causes children’s anxiety?
Parents often worry that they have somehow caused their child’s anxiety – that it is their ‘fault’. It’s true that parents can influence whether or not a child develops...
Setting screentime limits for teens in the school holidays
Battling with teens over screentime is exhausting. Lack of structure and routine during long school holidays only makes this worse – especially when parents are working and can’t supervise...
Why don’t we enjoy playing with our kids?
Whenever I start talking to a room full of parents about the importance of playing with children, I can feel the energy in the room shift. And not in a good way. Most parents don’t have enough...
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