How To Start a Difficult Conversation

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 […] VeronikaDurham Veronika Durham

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 […] VeronikaDurham Veronika Durham

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 […] VeronikaDurham Veronika Durham

VeronikaDurham The Power Of Bedtime Stories with Brent Crandal – Opposititis: A Ridiculous Family Love Story I had the absolute pleasure of talking to Brent about his new book Opposititis: A Ridiculous Family Love Story, the importance and power of bedtime stories, creating fun bedtimes, not calling children ‘shy’, blended family and even what is like to swim in PJ’s. Try the power of bedtime stories with Brent: I’d bet you’ve […] VeronikaDurham Veronika Durham

VeronikaDurham This wasn’t easy to share – reflecting on 2023 VeronikaDurham Veronika Durham

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. […] VeronikaDurham Veronika Durham

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 […] VeronikaDurham Veronika Durham

VeronikaDurham I Was Hiding For Too Long and Here Is Why I’ve been in and out here, on social media and in my life. I just wanted to get a few things out of my chest before being here again. Thank you for your support! Love, Veronika x 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

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

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/ […] VeronikaDurham Veronika Durham