'Your children are not an extension of yourself': A guide to parenting with confidence

When a child is experiencing a tough time and acting out, it’s about them and not about the parent

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Life/parent coach Eileen Keane Haly has been mentoring children and teens for over 10 years. But the mum-of-four still recalls how tough it was to be first in her family to have children.

“I was lucky to have friends with kids older than mine who I turned to for advice. It helped when making decisions about letting my kids go to their first disco, the clothes I should allow them wear, the trust I should give them.”