Top tips for playing with your kids Psychologists tell us that when parents have taken the time out to play and become kids themselves, children get the message that they’re important, while also being flooded with the right kind of attention. When this happens, the need for kids to ‘act out’ negatively (i.e. throw tantrums, become defiant, or lash out), in order to be noticed or heard, often falls away naturally. Children are...
Read MoreMore about Raising Kids Positively Looking for ways to improve your relationship with your children, grow their emotional intelligence, and learn how to discipline with heart? Look no further. Author, game developer and psychologist Carol Surya has created a range of tools just for you. Her exciting new website offers busy parents a digital platform to learn compassionate, common sense ideas to fully support you in transforming your...
Read MoreThe Power of Play Playing comes naturally for children. It’s how they learn about themselves, about those around them, and about their world. Yet have you ever considered that play is also a doorway into your child’s world? It’s an excellent way to enter their space, on their terms – which magically allows them to show you who they really are. When you play with your child, on equal terms (or even better with them...
Read MoreSimple tips for positive parenting Is positive parenting simply about being ‘positive’ towards our kids? Is it about talking positively instead of negatively, or disciplining without loosing your cool? Actually positive parenting is being seen as an entire way of being that values growth, well-being, relationships and happiness, above all else. At it’s core, it’s about focusing on what’s right with your children and intentionally...
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