Parenting Advice

Parenting advice for all stages of childhood, adolescence, into early adulthood (ages 2-20).

Pete Brown works with NVR principles:

• Connection before correction and how to avoid ‘the punishment trap’.
• Parenting styles and the importance of the ‘middle ground’ approach.
• How to stay calm and the best times to communicate including the ‘strike when the iron is cold’ principle.
• integrating parental self-care alongside caring for our children.
• parenting children with additional needs and concerns such as ADHD and/or Autism.

About Pete Brown.

Pete is a systemic family psychotherapist with many years of experience working in CAMHS and social care settings.  Pete specialises in parenting advice for all stages of childhood from ages 2-20. He also advises on positive behaviour management to both primary and secondary schools. 

Pete is especially interested in offering practical parenting tools that can be used in highly charged situations, to help foster happier, calmer and more cooperative children and parents.

To book a session with Pete, please email manager@thesunflowercentre.co.uk or call 020 8694 2714

Below are parenting articles and resources, provided by Pete Brown: 

•  NVR information and resources
• The Parent Line
• Temperament