Video: #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....
Read MoreFor kids it’s all about feelings Noticed how four year olds can have a melt down in a few seconds? Children’s feelings can range from being totally happy the one moment, to tears of frustration and utter despair the next. Sometimes our kids seem impossible to understand! This is because for children, less is said in words, and more is said through behaviour (i.e. body language). So to really understand them, we need to look at...
Read MoreVideo : Your child’s feeling world Watch as Carol explains how children live in a feelings world, whereas adults live in their ‘heads’. She reminds us that often we unintentionally deny a child’s feelings by telling them they can’t be feeling something or that it’s ‘not that bad’ etc. – hereby effect their developing self-esteem. An important concept here is that “all...
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