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 ...
Do You Find It Hard To Say No To Your Children?
Saying ‘no’ all the time can make your child feel powerless and children want to feel that they have power and control over their lives. They want to feel that they have some freedom, choice and are able to make their own decisions sometimes. If you have said ‘no’ to a ...
How to help your shy child get along with their peers
Despite your child being shy it is still very important that they are able to build and maintain positive peer relationships in and out of school. Having a shy child should not mean loneliness and it should not be a barrier to making friends. What it does mean is that ...
5 Ways To Help Your Child Become More Self-Aware
As children grow up they need to be familiar with who they are, what their skills, weakness and strengths are and how their behaviour affects others and themselves. This will allow them to like and respect themselves and have a healthy self-esteem. You can help them ‘get to know themselves’ by: 1. ...
The Effect On Children When Mum Goes Back To Work
My children have always known me to go out to work – even though I work mainly from home. For them I am mum and that’s what I do when they are not with me during the day and in the evenings when they are asleep. I talk to them ...
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