Positive Education
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Theresa Miles
Center Director
Create and Enhance Comprehensive Early Childhood Systems
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Positive Leadership for Parents
A space to share reflections, practical ideas and evidence-informed insights on child development, behaviour and positive leadership in parenting.
With over a decade of experience in early childhood education, as well as the everyday joys and challenges of raising my own two children, I hope to support families in building more conscious, respectful and connected relationships with their children.
Because parenting isn’t about getting it right all the time. It’s about learning, growing and finding ways to lead our children with connection, respect and intention.
“Ohhh, not again… Please… someone give me more patience!”
It’s probably one of the most common silent prayers in parenthood.
After a long day, another tantrum, another refusal or another emotional outburst, it’s easy to believe that patience is exactly what’s missing. If only there were a little more patience, these moments would feel easier.
But what if patience isn’t the real issue?
What if what parents often need most is perspective?
“If you don’t get in the car right now, we’re not going.”
“If you don’t pack your toys away, you won’t be allowed to play with them tomorrow.”
“If you don’t get in the bath this instant, there’ll be no story tonight.”
For many families, these phrases have become part of everyday life. But the problem isn’t necessarily the words themselves. It’s that, more often than not, everyone in the room knows they won’t actually happen.
The trip still goes ahead.
The toys come back out the next day.
The bedtime story is read as usual.
One of the most important skills a child can develop has nothing to do with academics, sport, or even social success.
It is the ability to be with themselves.
To sit with boredom without immediately needing entertainment. To experience frustration without looking for the quickest escape. To feel sadness, disappointment, loneliness, or uncertainty without believing something has gone wrong.
Yet this is becoming increasingly difficult in a world that offers endless opportunities to avoid discomfort.