Dealing With The Dreaded School Anxiety
Starting a new year can be an anxious time for children. There is a new teacher to meet, new work, old friends we don’t want to see and possibly new friends to make. The summer was great fun but now the thought of returning to school is filling some children ...
How Often Do You Use Humour With Your Kids?
If there is one thing children love its humour – mum or dad joking around making them laugh. Humour is an amazing way to bond and communicate with your child. It can be used: 1. To make a situation less serious 2. To diffuse situations I was discussing humour the other day and ...
Have You Ever Tried Reasoning With An Angry Child?
My son gets angry as most children do. There are two main reasons why. 1. His little brother annoys him; and 2. He can’t have what he wants. He is totally irrational and the anger takes over his body. He shouts and stamps his feet and he raises his voice. He has lost control ...
The Kids Coaches Re-connects Over The Holidays
I have had the best Christmas break ever despite being one of the more stressful (I had no heating for four days and my 6 year old had croup). It was great for three reasons: 1. My husband took some time off work (he hasn't for five years at Christmas) which meant we had some wonderful family time ...
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