Making mistakes can be so frustrating! Especially when you make the same mistake again, or a different mistake. Maybe we’re in a hurry, have a deadline to meet, or not another set of materials to start over. We can feel disappointment and have negative...
For many parents, the term “protective behaviours” is a technical term they haven’t heard of until they are offered a protective behaviours parenting workshop, often at their child’s school, where they can learn strategies to protect their...
It was a couple of years ago that I first came across the Big Life Journal. As I read what the purpose of the book was and the content, I knew I had to buy it for my son. It was a Christmas gift. It arrived in the mail and as I flicked through it, I remember thinking...
Expressing emotions is something that doesn’t come naturally to some children, and for others is does. It can depend on whether they have a good role model, but for some children expressing emotions is really difficult and they need some help...
Don’t you sometimes wish that parenting came with some kind of handbook? It is a gig fraught with it’s ups and downs but we wouldn’t have it any other way. Parenting brings so many rewards. I personally get great joy from watching my children conquer...
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