Is Your Child Anxious About Going Back To School?
Starting a new year can be an anxious time for children. There is a new teacher to meet, new work, old friends they don’t want to see and possibly new friends to make. The summer was great fun but now the thought of returning to school can fill some children with dread. ...
What Kisses Tell Our Kids
Whenever I give my children kisses I always smile. My boys love kisses - well of course they do, they have not got to the embarrassing 'mum get off me stage'. They love receiving them and I feel great giving them especially when they have behaved well, politely or been helpful. I use them as rewards. In our house ...
How Do You Show You Are Listening?
How often does your child tell you that you aren’t listening to them. Have you ever thought why they say that? - Is it because you are not looking at them whilst they are speaking? - Is it because you aren’t validating their feelings or their thoughts? - Are you nodding your head? - Are ...
Is there more to a defiant child?
This is an old blog that I feel I should re-publish following on from several conversations I have had recently with some parents. I initially wrote it after a chance conversation with two parents about their defiant children. One parent believed their child had a disorder called Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD) and the other parent thought that ...
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