Beyond The Chaos

It seems like the pressure to get your kid ready to sit down at school and learn is getting earlier and earlier. So what is the ideal age, and should we be encouraging our kids to sit down and read and write before they've started school?
Plus, our parenting highs and lows, from a 'runaway' kid to setting boundaries with your kids.
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Amy is back from Italy, and got home to a loving peaceful household. For about 30 seconds. Her kids melted down one by one, but Gen has the reason behind why your nice moments are 'ruined' by tantrums and fights.
Pre-order Gen's new book Why Kid's Need Boundaries here: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761906817/
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Leave your question for Gen and Amy here: memo.fm/beyondthechaos
Email us at beyondthechaos@dm.org.au
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Do your kids answer the phone with a 'yep?' or a 'what?' instead of 'hello', and you're not sure why? Well, we have a theory. Plus, we hear from a listener who is worried about her daughter being too bossy and controlling in social settings. But is that really a bad thing?
Pre-order Gen's new book Why Kid's Need Boundaries here: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761906817/
Join our Facebook group and have your say: https://www.facebook.com/groups/246445168215669
Leave your question for Gen and Amy here: memo.fm/beyondthechaos
Email us at beyondthechaos@dm.org.au
Get your pack of High Low Buffalo cards here
Find Amy's wines HERE
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Every parent deserves the occasional child-free holiday, and this week Amy has jetted off to Italy. She's not going for very long but is already anxious about leaving her kids, but Gen has a story about her parents leaving her when she was 4 for a very long time...
Plus, an update on Gen's lost suitcase!
Pre-order Gen's new book Why Kid's Need Boundaries here: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761906817/
Join our Facebook group and have your say: https://www.facebook.com/groups/246445168215669
Leave your question for Gen and Amy here: memo.fm/beyondthechaos
Email us at beyondthechaos@dm.org.au
Get your pack of High Low Buffalo cards here
Find Amy's wines HERE
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Lots of kids have extra energy, but sometimes hyperactivity can start being concerning. At what point is behaviour too disruptive for your child, and everyone else, and what do you do? Gen and Amy answer a listener question about this topic.
Plus, Amy has a gross parenting fail, but a beautiful win.
Pre-order Gen's new book Why Kid's Need Boundaries here: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761906817/
Join our Facebook group and have your say: https://www.facebook.com/groups/246445168215669
Leave your question for Gen and Amy here: memo.fm/beyondthechaos
Email us at beyondthechaos@dm.org.au
Get your pack of High Low Buffalo cards here
Find Amy's wines HERE
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