Listen to some easy tips for you to help your child cope with your divorce. Carol also explains what research has found Ito the most important factor in a child’s ‘recovery’ after a parents divorce. https://youtu.be/RhPnIbi-luo For more user-friendly and practical suggestions, see ch.3 of her book Parent Magic – raising kids positively. Get yours on Amazon /...
Read MorePreparing children for big changes Kids seems to be such a marvelous mystery – on the one hand, resilient and naturally adaptable to change; yet also highly sensitive and easily affected by everything that happens. Because they are still developing, they are more vulnerable to big changes. It’s not only a separation, divorce or remarriage that marks a major change for a child. Big changes include – moving homes or cities,...
Read MoreChildren’s common responses to traumatic events Watch this 5 minute video to help understand children’s common responses to traumatic events – especially filmed in relation to the recent Garden Route fires. A traumatic event is something that is sudden, unexpected, potentially life threatening. There are common responses to such challenging experiences. It’s natural for children to show a range of these...
Read MoreUnderstanding your child’s behaviour and responding positively Ever wish you could be inside your child’s head for a moment to figure out what’s making them do what they do? Tired of getting the shrug of shoulders when you ask them why they did something? By understanding that children live in a world of feelings (without easily expressing feelings in words), and are showing us their feelings through their actions, our whole...
Read MoreVideo: #TuesdayTip on why kids misbehave Watch Carol explain why kids misbehave – and how their behavior is simply the tip of the iceberg. Beneath every behaviour is a need. And underneath each need is a feeling and/or belief. When children need attention they will look for it in healthy ways unless they are not getting that need met. When this happens they turn to unhealthy/negative ways to get their need for attention met....
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