A Key to Your Child’s Optimal Brain Development
“One generation full of deeply loving parents would change the brain of the next generation, and with that, the world.” […]
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Problem solving as a “POWER WITH” tool (Encouraging Kids to More Positive Behaviour – Step 5)
“When provided the opportunity to problem solve, children often come up with some of the same solutions that they would ignore if they were offered by adults in the form of lectures!” It’s amazing what great problem solvers children can be and how much more cooperative they become when they are actually involved in the
Are the Kids in Your Life Misbehaving? Encouraging Kids to More Positive Behavior – Step 2
Are you trying to control children with punishment? If you read my last post, you’ll have read about how trying to control kid’s behaviour through punishment is an illusion. But if we give up punishment what do we do? If you’re experiencing challenging behaviour from the children in your life, encouragement is the most effective
The Crazy Notion About Punishment and Child Behaviour – Encouraging Kids to More Positive Behavior – Step 1
After a long absence, I look forward to get back to blogging and helping adults create environments where kids “thrive, learn and cooperate”! “Where did we get the crazy idea that in order for kids to do better we have to first make them feel worse?” This is one of my favourite quotes of Jane
Styles of Parenting & Teaching Children
What’s your Style? As part of my work, I am constantly looking for books and resources that will enhance my knowledge in the area of child development, parenting, etc. Over the holidays, one of the books I read was Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman. This is definitely a book I would recommend
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The Importance of Connecting with your Kids
I hope you are enjoying your summer and that you are spending as much time as possible with your children before the end of the summer break. Summer is a great time to connect with your kids. Families are generally less busy with organized activities like sports, music & dance lessons, etc. and of course
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Fostering Self Esteem in Children (Con’t.)
This is a continuation from the previous blog post regarding suggestions for fostering healthy self esteem in children: 4. Never compare children to each other. Each child is a different, unique person and should be valued and belong just the way he or she is. 5. Spend special time with each child alone, reminding each
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Fostering Healthy Self Esteem in Children
Self-esteem – the collection of pictures children carry around of who they are and how they fit in—is formed early in life. Even though children make these decisions internally, parents have a tremendous influence on the unconscious decisions children form. The way parents communicate both with words and actions, help children form healthy or unhealthy
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