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We are a Parenting Consultancy delivering courses, workshops and one-to-one sessions to parents

18/03/2026

With You Wednesday

Out on a morning walk, got me thinking about the preparation we did last year for the 3 Peaks Challenge (raising money for the fantastic NPO “Let’s get our knickers in a twist”)

I love an analogy - perhaps getting fitted with a new pair of walking boots is a bit of a strange one when it comes to seeking out parenting support – but bear with😂

My main reason for seeking out a new pair of boots was due to an Achilles heel injury. In addition to a lot of physio and swimming, and on advice from the wonderful , I went along to in Bath.

They listened, they asked for necessary, additional information, scanned my feet (that bit we don’t do at The Parent Collaborative😂) and then gave me some choices of boot, not just for the challenge, but for the years ahead.

Knowledge, understanding, data and science underpin the whole procedure. Their aim is not to sell a "one-size fits all" perfect boot. What's more, I gained some invaluable advice about tying shoe laces - a small change that made a BIG difference.

Getting fitted out for a new pair of boots didn’t mean I had to learn how to walk again, nor did it mean that I had done anything wrong up to that point – rather it was an opportunity to implement some changes.

Teaching experience, the lived experience of being a parent, alongside therapeutic work with parents and children in a whole variety of settings, means that we have been fortunate enough to have benefited from the many, many educational pioneers, doctors and therapists who have come before us. A big part of our remit is to on pass this knowledge and understanding.

We are Bath based, but work with parents all over the UK. If you feel that your family unit could benefit from some parenting support, please get in touch. Working with parents is what we love to do.

11/03/2026

With you Wednesday⁠
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Pausing, provides space. Space to respond rather than to react. ⁠
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As a former Montessori teacher, pausing was an integral part of the daily routine, because pausing allowed space to observe what was going on for children in the group. Pausing, provides time to redirect if necessary, as well as opportunity for questioning and trying to understand what can be learned from a particular behaviour. Maria Montessori often spoke of the need for adults to pause – not only to learn about what is going on for children but also to check in with our own responses to a given situation.⁠
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The same goes for our own homes. Practising putting in a pause, allows us to ⁠parent intentionally. The space provided by a pause gives us time to try to work out what our children need from us in the moment – to ask ourselves where is the parenting WIN (What’s Important Now)?⁠
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Parenting doesn’t come with a manual – there is no “one-size fits all” approach. However, as educators, we are aware that there is a road map for child development which we know, understand and can help to explain. As much as there are clear paths through, there are also common pitfalls that can be avoided. ⁠
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If you are looking for parenting support – be that on a 1:1 in person basis, remote support or support within a group setting, please do get in touch. You can do so by clicking on the link in our bio or checking out our website. We look forward to hearing from you and to meeting many more of you over the coming months.⁠
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⁠⁠Word for the week - Pause - itivity - The Power of the Pause (Eleanor Brownn)

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24/02/2026

Top Tips Tuesday

Moving away from how we used to post on Instagram was intentional. A big part of why we set up The Parent Collaborative was to provide parents with knowledge and understanding. Knowledge and understanding can help us when it comes to making decisions, and when it comes to parenting, to parent from an informed perspective. This is why we are slowly beginning to put more resources onto our website. Many of these resources are built up from the years of posting on Instagram! We hope that when parents are looking for support around a topic, even if they don’t come along to see us, they are still able to access information from the website ,which is set out in a way that provides insight and support.

One of the most important factors that allow children to thrive is the feeling of safety. Children need to feel safe to learn. This is why intentional parenting in the Early Years is so vital.

Our vision at The Parent Collaborative was that supporting parents would in turn allow them to support their children. Parents likewise need to feel safe in order that they can parent in the way that is right for their family unit.

The Parent Collaborative prides itself on offering the type of support to parents which allows them to feel safe, to trust in the “why” behind how they have decided to parent.

So – if you’re looking for parenting support – whatever that may look like, please know that we are here for you - no matter what is going on. We look forward to hearing from you🙌

Image credit – Maggs and Strudel – the trust runs deep and with it comes a feeling of safety🥰

10/02/2026

Top Tips Tuesday

Good vs Bad – Right vs Wrong – "Normal vs Not Normal” – Easy vs Difficult ………….some of the many comparisons people make when it comes to parenting and children.

Language has such a huge capacity to help or to hinder. When parents come to see us at The Garden Apartment, or we are working with them remotely, one of our most important aims is to dispel the idea that they are failing, or that there is only one way to parent.

Our goal is to support parents, so that they can find a path through whatever they are dealing with – one that works for their individual family unit. Our promise is that we will listen to what is going on, rather than promising a one-size fits all solution.

It takes real courage to reach out for support – in whatever capacity. Yet when it comes to reaching out for parenting support, it seems the reluctance runs deep. There are many reasons for this. From the idea that parents are made to believe that they should just be able to figure things out for themselves, to feeling as if their family unit is broken and there isn’t a way to resolve it.

So, on , we remind you that investment in the Early Years is something that you will never regret. Knowledge and understanding of child development is empowering. Looking at issues from an alternative perspective can be helpful. Feeling confident about what and how we want our family set up to look like, means we feel prepared. Constructing and nailing down a structure, can help provide us with the foundations on which to build a strong, confident, positive family unit.

These are all things that we have been working on with families since we first set up in Bath. If you’re looking for parenting support, get in touch – we’d love to hear from you🙌

Image credit -

03/02/2026

Top Tips Tuesday

Pressure to be The Perfect Parent seems to be ever present in society today. Yet, not only is perfection an illusion, it isn’t what our children want, or need us to be. Our children want our time and attention. If things don’t go according to plan, so what? When things turn out differently from how we expected (or didn’t turn out at all), that’s ok. These situations provide learning opportunities, or opportunities for laughter!

Chasing perfection in parenting (which doesn’t even exist remember) is exhausting for parents. There will always be something else we feel we should be doing with our children, always other families out there seemingly doing it better than our family unit.

Furthermore, chasing perfection potentially sets our children up for disappointment. If they don’t see us messing up, it can make them fearful of giving new things a go. It also doesn’t allow for them to witness and learn the power of an apology and making amends.

Good enough, rather than perfection, is a great place to be. If that means we stop measuring ourselves, stop comparing ourselves to others, and instead move to a place of acceptance of who we are, and importantly who are children are, things can feel lighter, calmer, more manageable.

So, on , here’s to parenting intentionally, parenting consciously, with kindness and respect, but moving away from thinking there is only way to parent and that everyone around us has got it sorted! Family life can be messy, tough, fun, a rollercoaster of emotions. One thing it is never going to be is the polished, curated version of family life that we are told is possible "If only we …….............."

Here’s to parents out there everywhere – you’ve got this🙌

30/01/2026

Fun Friday

Spoiler alert – we don’t mean this – it’s a joke!! The end of the week is upon us - It’s – the weekend is nearly here🤩

Laughter and fun are an essential component of any parenting tool kit. Without it, life can feel a lot heavier.

So, here’s to hunting the good stuff – whether that’s being out in Nature, going for a walk or cycle, picking out a board game that hasn’t been played with, snuggling up on the sofa or cooking up a meal together – here’s to connection through spending time together. Have a good one 🤗

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27/01/2026

We are delighted to publish our first Guest Blog of 2026!

Helen Buteux is an experienced occupational therapist with over a decade of expertise in early development, sensory foundations, and maternal wellbeing. Passionate about evidence-informed practice, she supports infants and toddlers through their most crucial stages of growth. Helen is the founder of The EmpowerMum Method, a transformative programme designed to help new and expecting mums feel confident, calm, and connected in early motherhood by nurturing both their own journey and their baby’s development.

You can find Helen over at:

www.helenbuteux.com

To read her blog on The Power of Play, click the link in our bio

20/01/2026

Top Tips Tuesday

Thinking about a post for today, made us, as ever, reflect on the work we do at The Parent Collaborative.

Reaching out for support when we may feel we are struggling with family life, takes courage. Surprisingly perhaps, parents tell us that the initial call was the hardest step. Once they had taken that step and the conversation had begun however, they could press pause, and things could start to change. Asking parents for testimonials is one way we hope that other parents will see that they are not alone – support is out there.

As it’s also , we wanted to “big up” Appreciation as a powerful addition to the parenting tool kit. We remember to tell our children how much we love them – sprinkling in appreciation, for who they are, and what they bring to our world, takes the unconditional love we have for our children one step further.

Furthermore, appreciation goes hand in hand with gratitude, hunting the good stuff and positive noticing – traits that are scientifically proven to make us feel happier and that bring about real change – for ourselves as well as for our children.

The Parent Collaborative has been lucky enough to have been in a position to offer support to a number of families who have come over as refugees – both in Bath and in other parts of the UK. As with all families we work with, it is such a privilege being given the opportunity to join them on a small part of their parenting journey🙏

13/01/2026

Top Tips Tuesday

The Parent Collaborative works alongside school dates, so we have now been back at work for nearly two weeks! 2026 is not showing any signs of being a slow burner!

Teaching, coaching, counselling training, volunteering – none of these prepared me for the arrival of baby number one! It is the same for so many parents who come along to talk to us. Nothing prepares us for the arrival of our own children – however many we may have taught along the way!

What we need to hold on to however, is the fact that we are the parents are children want. However wobbly we may feel on occasion, our children love and accept us for who we are!

For so many new parents, the extended family is a pipe dream – the so-called “village” – non-existent. This makes it really tough when we too are learning on the job. This is where reaching out for support makes sense. We wouldn’t hesitate to go along to a garage if our car was struggling, or to a lawyer if we needed legal advice. We need to view it through the same lens, when it comes to accessing parenting support.

Our promise to parents is simple. We will listen to understand, and we will work with parents to find a way through. Parenting is a tough, lifelong commitment – investing time in working out what we want our family life to look like, is an investment that will be repaid in so many ways.

So – if you’re feeling that you want 2026 to be the year when you press pause and look for understanding and alternative ways to approach the job of being a parent, get in touch. As ever, we would love to hear from you🤗

06/01/2026

Happy New Year! We reckoned that for many of the families we work with, a cardboard box will have without a doubt, played a part in their Christmas celebrations - it certainly did in ours!

A New Year, like any change, offers up opportunity – opportunity to potentially do things differently. It’s . The only tip we have for today however, is that if you feel that parenting support could benefit your family – get in touch - we'd love to hear from you! We are looking forward to working with a number of new families who have reached out – all with seemingly very different challenges, but all with the same hope – the opportunity of seeing and doing things differently. Not rip up all that they have been doing to date – but rather to reset – with new understanding and additional ways of implementing a more peaceful family dynamic.

One of the founding hopes when The Parent Collaborative was envisaged, was that it would become one component of a parent’s support network – something that all parents need. We set up in Bath, but now speak to parents all over the UK as well as see parents on a 1:1 basis at The Garden Apartment, 8 The Paragon, Bath. We do not believe that a one-size fits all approach to parenting is the answer – that is why every time we speak to new parents, we are looking at their family as a unique unit. We work with parents to help them find a way that feels as they are working with their children rather than fighting against them – one where everyone feels they are part of the same team. Parenting isn’t always easy, parents need different avenues of support along the way. However, whichever way one looks at it, if we are looking to implement change for the family, it starts with us, the parent.

11/12/2025

The Parent Collaborative operates alongside term dates - we are therefore coming towards the end of the Autumn term! This week is the final week this year, of seeing parents at The Garden Apartment, 8 The Paragon. We return to Bath again at the beginning of January 2026.

Before going on to wish you all a very Happy Christmas, we wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone in Bath who has supported and encouraged us this year. We end the year full of gratitude for all that we have managed to do and for all the help and support we have received along the way.

Top of the list of people to thank, are all the parents, both in Bath and those we work with remotely, who have entrusted us with what they are going through with their families. We feel privileged to have joined them on a short part of their parenting journey🤩

We look forward to 2026, and to returning to work in Bath and to all that the new year has to offer. In the meantime, we hope that the Christmas period allows for special time with family and friends.

Image credit - the fabulously talented .o.m.wright - Playing with the Nutcracker

27/11/2025

Our latest blog is all about the idea of embracing the mindset of “Could do” rather than “Should do” – our image the words “Don’t should on me”!!

"Could do" implies there is a choice or option, as well as ability or possibility, rather than the idea of having to do something. “Could do” also promotes the idea of setting oneself up for potential success and exploring possibilities, rather than the implication that something is the right or best choice

The run-up to important events such as Christmas, is often when the “Should do” mentality comes into its own! Comparison, the idea of perfection, the feeling that everyone else is smashing it all, can move us away from parenting intentionally and making choices that are right for our family.

So, here’s to simplicity, to good enough, to making time and space for ourselves and for our family and in so doing choose to create an occasion (and the long lead up to the occasion) that is how and where we want our family to be.

Click the link in our bio to read more🥰

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We are an ‘Early Years’ consultancy helping parents to promote good mental health and resilience in their children.

Our goal is to support parents and families as they navigate the sometimes choppy waters of parenthood. We also deliver workshops and training in conjunction with parents, teachers and local organisations.