What brings joy to you and your child?
Activity, Appreciation, Communication, Children, Emotions, Family, Happiness, Laughter, Positive Behaviour, Raising Boys, Raising girls, Self Esteem, Values Gail Smith Activity, Appreciation, Communication, Children, Emotions, Family, Happiness, Laughter, Positive Behaviour, Raising Boys, Raising girls, Self Esteem, Values Gail Smith

What brings joy to you and your child?

The more we share joy with our children, the deeper and richer connection we make with them. Sharing joy triggers a host of significant physiological and psychological changes that improve our physical and mental health. Gail Smith shares some examples of what brings joy to your child.

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A laugh a day can keep the blues at bay.
Children, Happiness, Laughter, Memories, Parenting, Mother, Father Gail Smith Children, Happiness, Laughter, Memories, Parenting, Mother, Father Gail Smith

A laugh a day can keep the blues at bay.

In all my time as a teacher and Principal, I always felt that classrooms filled with humour were happier and more enlivened spaces in which children could work and learn. ‘ Always find a reason to laugh. It may not add years to your life but will surely add life to your years.’ Anon.

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