Click here to read this month’s newsletter to discover more about the Power of Play, and top tips for playing with your kids. There are also links to our YouTube channel with tips on play, as well as events, deals and words from our very happy JoziKids competition winner. ...
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What you say and how you say it – our words really effect children Your words, (and how you say them), are being absorbed by your kids all the time. Neuroscientist, Louis Cozolino, tells us that the amygdala (that part of our brain that is activated in fear situations) pays special attention to anger signals, while positive, warm encouragement increases serotonin (a feel-good hormone). This means that simply through words (and...
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Discipline with heart – compassion wins co-operation Wouldn’t it be great to shout at our kids less, while actually getting them to co-operate more? Instead of constantly nagging and feeling frustrated, when we discipline with heart something magical happens. With less effort, we achieve more! It’s an approach that relates to your child’s (as well as your own) feelings, while speaking clearly and firmly about what’s expected at...
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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...
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