Preparing 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,...
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For 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 More#PositiveParentMeetup : 29 May 8 – 9pm Join us on Monday 29th May , 8 – 9pm, for a #PositiveParentMeetup. I will be online for 1 hour (8-9pm SA Time) answering all your parenting questions, online on facebook In the comfort of your own home. Just go to this link and type your questions : https://www.facebook.com/events/137072440165439/...
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Video : Disciplining with heart : a balance of compassion and firmness Watch Carol discuss how to discipline with heart – what it is and how to do it. An approach that combines compassion and firmness in equal measure, so that children get to feel heard and respected, while at the same time learn from the consequences of their choices. Instead of constantly nagging and feeling frustrated, when we discipline with heart something...
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Video : Responsibility Carol talks about responsibility and how the word literally means the ‘ability’ to ‘respond’, and that by encouraging children by giving them plenty of choices and consequences, they can easily learn to become responsible. “I like to break the word into two, to remind myself that responsibility really is about our ability to respond. As parents, we’d like our children to have...
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