'Love bomb' kids by spending time doing activities that they're interested in

Love bombing, is a concept that parents connect with their children by finding time to do what the child wants to do, reports Gwen Loughman

Acouple of years back my son was experiencing a little disharmony in school. Not a chatterbox at the best of times, I decided the two of us would go for lunch. To say I couldn’t get a word in edgeways is an understatement. It seemed that once he was away from and out of the shadow of his brothers, he found the power of speech.

Unbeknownst to myself I had dipped into a parenting technique that has become known as ‘love bombing’. An idea developed by psychologist Oliver James, author of the book by the same name: Love Bombing: Reset Your Child’s Emotional Thermostat, it involves spending time alone with your child and giving them an intensive period of attention and devotion. This time frame can be anything from a day to a few hours during which they are allowed take control of the reigns.