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Anisa Lewis - Positive Parenting Coach

Anisa is a Positive Parenting Coach who empowers parents by giving them skills and know how to raise happy and confident kids no matter what the challenge.

Serving Parents the world over. Passionate about parenting, education and life. Mum, wife and all round positive person. Helping parents make sense of it all via Parent Coaching and Mentoring. You are welcome to visit my blog at www.anisalewis.com where I muse about parenting, ideas to make your parenting life easier and how what I do can help you and your family.

19/06/2026

Boredom is not a parenting emergency.

I know it does not always feel that way when your child has already announced there is nothing to do before breakfast.

But boredom is not an empty space we have failed to fill. It is often the gap that allows imagination, initiative and creativity to wake up.

When children are given room to be bored, and supported through the discomfort of it rather than rescued from it immediately, they begin to generate their own ideas. They learn what interests them when nobody else is directing their attention.

That does not mean you need to enjoy the whining stage. It just means you do not have to solve it the second it appears.

This summer, try letting the boredom breathe for a little longer than feels comfortable. You might be surprised what comes next.

Save this for the first “I’m bored” of summer.

18/06/2026

Tomorrow morning, I am gathering a small group of parents for something most of us rarely make time for: space to stop and think.

The Gathering is a morning at the Devonshire Arms in Bolton Abbey designed to help you arrive at summer feeling grounded rather than braced.

We will slow things down, get clear on what you need, think about what your family actually needs from the weeks ahead, and make room for intention before the holidays sweep everyone along.

It is warm, practical and restorative. Not performative. Not overwhelming. Just a thoughtful morning in a beautiful setting.

There are still a handful of spaces left, and tickets are £57.

If your body says yes when you read this, trust it. Use the link to book one of the remaining spaces.

https://anisalewis.as.me/thegathering

17/06/2026

Screen time is probably not the problem you think it is.

What matters is not only how many hours your child spends on a screen. It is what they are watching, why they are using it, how they are before and after, and what else is happening in the rest of their day.

A child who watches something they enjoy, talks to you about it, and moves on without too much difficulty is in a very different place from a child using screens to avoid every hard feeling and falling apart when they have to transition away.

Another child might need support, but the support is rarely about screens alone. Screens are often the surface issue. Underneath it might be anxiety, exhaustion, loneliness, sensory overwhelm or a nervous system looking for relief.

So instead of counting hours and panicking, get curious.

What is this doing for my child?
What need might it be meeting?

That is usually where the real conversation begins.

If screen battles are becoming a daily struggle, or your child can’t transition away without falling apart, I can help you understand what’s really going on underneath, and what to do next.

Book a call and let’s make screen time feel calmer, healthier and less stressful for your whole family.

https://anisalewis.as.me/quickchat

Save this for the next wave of screen-time guilt, and share it with a parent who needs a more nuanced conversation.

16/06/2026

For some children, the end of the school year doesn’t feel exciting. It feels dysregulating.

When routine disappears, predictability goes with it. And for children who rely on the structure of the school day to stay regulated, the summer holidays can feel less like freedom and more like freefall.

This is especially true for many neurodivergent children, and for children whose anxiety often shows up as irritability, clinginess or “behaviour.”

So when things wobble in the first couple of weeks, try shifting the question from, “What is wrong with them?” to, “What structure have they just lost?”

What helps is not a packed schedule. It’s a gentle rhythm. Clear transition warnings. A few predictable anchors that help their nervous system settle.

When you understand what’s happening underneath, everything on the surface makes more sense.

If you’d like support planning for summer or navigating the early wobbles, you can book a call: https://anisalewis.as.me/quickchat. I’d love to help you find what works for your child.

15/06/2026

The free Parenting Clinic is today at 12 noon.

This month we are talking about co-parenting and parenting across two homes, the practical reality of trying to create steadiness for a child when life is split across households.

If that is your world right now, come along. It is 30 minutes, online, and designed to leave you with something useful rather than overwhelmed.

You do not need to have everything figured out before you join. You just need to come as you are.

Join us via the link: https://anisalewis.as.me/theclinic, or send this to a parent who would benefit.

14/06/2026

A gentle Sunday question for you.

As summer approaches, what do you want for yourself this year?

Not what you want to organise for your family. Not what your children would enjoy. Not the version of summer that looks good from the outside.

What do you want for you?

More rest? More ease? A little breathing room? More patience? A slower pace?

Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is name our own need clearly enough to hear it.

You do not have to justify it. You do not have to earn it. You just have to let it matter.

Name it in the comments, or save this and come back to it later.

13/06/2026

My daughter sat her last A-level exam this week, and I have felt more than one thing at once.

There is pride, of course. So much pride. Watching your child carry themselves through a demanding season and reach the end of it is no small thing.

But there is something else too, the strange quiet that arrives when a chapter closes and you realise your role in that chapter has changed shape.

She does not need me in the same way she once did. That is exactly what I worked towards. And still, standing in that reality can feel tender.

I think so many parts of parenting are like this. They are not losses, exactly. They are transitions. But transitions still need naming.

If you are in one of those in-between moments with your child right now, proud, grateful, and a little unsure of who you are in this new version of the relationship, I see you.

If that resonates, leave a 💛 in the comments.

12/06/2026

Myth: good parents enjoy every single moment of the summer holidays.

No, they do not. Good parents get bored. Good parents get touched out, overstimulated and tired of being needed every five minutes. Good parents can love their children deeply and still find long stretches of summer genuinely hard.

The problem is not your honesty. The problem is the pressure to perform summer as if it should be six weeks of joy, gratitude and wholesome family magic.

Your children do not need you to enjoy every minute. They need you to repair when you snap, to model what it looks like to feel tired without shaming yourself for it, and to keep showing up with enough warmth and honesty.

That is good parenting. Not perfection.

Share this with a parent who needs the reminder because I promise they are not the only one feeling it.

11/06/2026

If you are parenting across two homes, this free clinic is for you.

On Sunday 15 June at 12 noon, I am hosting a free 30-minute Parenting Clinic on co-parenting and parenting between two households.

This is for parents navigating separation or divorce, and also for anyone trying to support a child who moves between homes and needs things to feel calmer, safer and more settled.

No pressure. No information overload. Just practical support, clear thinking and a space that feels steady.

If this is your reality right now, come and join us. You do not have to figure it all out alone.

Send this to someone who needs it, or use the link: https://anisalewis.as.me/theclinic to grab a place.

10/06/2026

A lot of parents are dreading the summer holidays, and not because they do not love their children.

They are dreading the noise, the endless snack requests, the sibling friction, the screen-time negotiations, and the invisible pressure to make six weeks feel magical. And underneath all of that is something we do not talk about enough: parents are tired.

So before summer begins, I want to offer you a different starting point. Your children do not need a perfectly planned summer. They need a parent who is not running on empty.

That means your needs matter too. Rest matters. Simplicity matters. A slower rhythm matters.

Instead of asking, “How do I make this summer amazing for everyone else?” try asking, “What would help me feel steadier, calmer and more able to cope?”

That question is not selfish. It is wise.

Save this for the first week of the holidays, and tell me in the comments: what would make summer feel more manageable for you?

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