Building Resilience
Pocket money and teaching kids to save
Recently it has come to my attention that my children are starting to cost a lot of money! Well as a matter of fact that
December 30, 2013 7 Comments
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Online Behaviour
The Dilemma of Privacy Issues Online: helping kids make a compromise
This week I had a great conversation with my son about privacy and the online world. Well OK, it started off as more of an
November 13, 2012 19 Comments
11 Practical ways parents can help build self esteem
Self esteem is one of the most important aspects of our children’s development. Having a healthy and positive self esteem means our children feel good
July 21, 2011 27 Comments
Why praise alone won’t build self esteem
Having a positive self esteem is one of the most important aspects of our child’s development. Of all the judgements we pass in life, none
July 14, 2011 7 Comments
Strategies to help children cope with anxiety
Whilst anxiety can be a normal response to the fears and worries that present themseles to our children, there is also evidence of increasing instances
June 10, 2011 12 Comments
From child to adult…the social and emotional changes affecting our teenagers
“People spend their childhood learning to be like their parents and their adolescence learning who they are and how they are different from their parents”
May 10, 2011 26 Comments
Stop bailing out the kids – and give them the skills to help themselves
It is only natural when our children are faced with loss, failure, disappointment or rejection that we want to step in, take away the loss,
March 28, 2011 3 Comments