Curious not Furious

Louise Brooks

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48. When Friendships Hurt: Helping Your Child Without Taking Over

9/9/2026 • 30 min

Friendship problems can be some of the hardest things to watch as a parent. Your child comes home upset, excluded, angry or confused — and suddenly you want to fix it. But what if fixing it isn't always what they need? In this episode of Curious Not Furious, Louise explores how we can support our children through friendship difficulties without jumping in too qu… Play episode

47. Why your children may be saving their biggest feelings for each other
46. Dial up the hygge - parenting through the hard parts of the day
45. Perhaps another unseen solution exists (PAUSE)
44. Are you doing too much for your child?
43. Step parents are also allowed to have limits ( with Janne Leth Førgaar…
42. When we need to work for love
41. My child is driving me up the wall
40. 3 ways to manage the mental load this Christmas
39. 3 ways to boost your child's reslience
38. Modern parenting: Here's what we've misunderstood
37. Why threats don't work
36. From afternoon dread - to afternoon reset
35. My child should be doing this independently
34. How to stop raising people pleasers
33. Will my child be traumatised?
32. My child lies!
31. The dark moments in parenting no one talks about in the playground
30. Creating space for your relationship in modern family life
29. Does half term often feel unenjoyable and stressful?
28. When changing your mind is the right thing to do
27. Your most powerful morning ritual
26. 3 tips to promote independence
25. Love a good moan?
24. Here's what your tween / teen wish you knew
23. Help - we have tweens and teens in the house! - with Oscar van Rooij
22. Who's wearing the trousers at home?
21. 3 surprising things that reassure me as a mum
20. The number one parenting skill you need
19. 'Change the meaning - change your life' with Oscar van Rooij
18. Red flags to look for in the sibling dynamic
17. 3 tips to less sibling rivalry
16. Say sorry!
15. When other's have opinions about your parenting
14. Doing things that require courage
13. Are you also guilty of this?
12. Finding your own 'stop button' (part 2/2 'what I really need)
11. What do I actually NEED? (part 1 / 2)
10. Bonus episode; Boundary setting - next level
9. Help. My child doesn't listen!
8. Moan moan moan
7. Rethinking independence
6. Help, my child is regressing
5. How do I know when to pick my battles?
4. Do you pendulum parent?
3. Thriving in difficult times
2. Three things that fuel cooperation
1. Rethinking threats

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