Careful about jumping to conclusions
Behaviour, Children, Communication, Parenting Gail Smith Behaviour, Children, Communication, Parenting Gail Smith

Careful about jumping to conclusions

We all tend to jump to conclusions from time to time. I believe it is part of our mental defence against getting hurt in any way. When we do this in front of our children, we teach them that a quick reaction is the best and most likely accurate response, which we know often is not. Read on for some tips to help us to stop jumping to conclusions and teaching our kids by example some better options.

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9 Tips about how to help your child love learning
Achievement, Activity, Behaviour, Children, Counselling Tips, Education, Emotions, Experiences, Family, Father, Learning, Mother, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Raising Boys, Raising girls Gail Smith Achievement, Activity, Behaviour, Children, Counselling Tips, Education, Emotions, Experiences, Family, Father, Learning, Mother, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Raising Boys, Raising girls Gail Smith

9 Tips about how to help your child love learning

Learning is a crucial part of life and the development of a child. Here are nine simple parenting tips which may encourage learning for your child.

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Choose your battles. That’s the best win.
Behaviour, Children, Communication, Confrontation, Councelling Techniques, Counselling Tips, Education, Emotions, Family, Father, Learning, Mother, Parenting, Problem Solving, Raising Boys, Raising girls Gail Smith Behaviour, Children, Communication, Confrontation, Councelling Techniques, Counselling Tips, Education, Emotions, Family, Father, Learning, Mother, Parenting, Problem Solving, Raising Boys, Raising girls Gail Smith

Choose your battles. That’s the best win.

When raising a child, it is important you pick your battles wisely. Read some parenting tips you may find helpful in these situations.

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Tiredness can be a killer at times
childcare, Children, Communication, Councelling Techniques, Counselling Tips, Decision Making, Emotions, Education, Father, Learning, Parenting, teacher, Mother Gail Smith childcare, Children, Communication, Councelling Techniques, Counselling Tips, Decision Making, Emotions, Education, Father, Learning, Parenting, teacher, Mother Gail Smith

Tiredness can be a killer at times

This blog provides helpful parenting tips when tiredness is affecting parent and child communication, read more.

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How to motivate your child to learn
Achievement, Behaviour, Children, Education, Family, Father, Learning, Mother, Parenting, Personality, Positive Behaviour, Problem Solving, Reading, school, teacher, Writing Gail Smith Achievement, Behaviour, Children, Education, Family, Father, Learning, Mother, Parenting, Personality, Positive Behaviour, Problem Solving, Reading, school, teacher, Writing Gail Smith

How to motivate your child to learn

Motivating your child to learn can be quite challenging, here’s a few parenting tips on how to keep your child motivated to learn inside and outside of the classroom.

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Learn to complete things - an important lesson for our children
Children, Communication, Negotiation, Parenting Gail Smith Children, Communication, Negotiation, Parenting Gail Smith

Learn to complete things - an important lesson for our children

Not completing things is a form of self sabotage where you may get bored easily and literally stop short of being successful. It can be very habit forming and a way of dealing with things that just seem too hard. Sound familiar? We are all guilty of it, but we can play a role in teaching children how to follow through and make decisions to commit and see something through.

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