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 ...
Helping Girls Become Women
This week I had an article on www.pogopack.co.uk. The article was about how girls feel about themselves when they are going though puberty and the impact it can have on their self-esteem and sense of identity. Puberty can be a really difficult time for most girls as they try and understand and ...
15 Signs Of Stress In Children
Nervousness Headaches Bed wetting Nail biting Fast heartbeats Stomach aches Nightmares Crying Withdrawal from friends or family Aggressive Defiant Obstructive Argumentative Over-react to situations Disruptive sleep How can you tell when your child is stressed?
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 Effect Of PDA's On Our Children
I went to the theatre last weekend and the couple in front of us were being incredibly affectionate towards each other. It was very distracting for me and my husband as we wanted to watch the play not their floor show. It was clearly an early date for them, if ...
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