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Activity, Anxiety, Children, Family, Parenting, Values Gail Smith 3/5/21 Activity, Anxiety, Children, Family, Parenting, Values Gail Smith 3/5/21

Can we slow down and smell the roses?

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Anxiety, Children, Laughter, Mother, Parenting Gail Smith 9/3/21 Anxiety, Children, Laughter, Mother, Parenting Gail Smith 9/3/21

How focussed are we on being on time?

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Anxiety, Behaviour, Children, Parenting, Positive Behaviour Gail Smith 19/2/21 Anxiety, Behaviour, Children, Parenting, Positive Behaviour Gail Smith 19/2/21

Faults! We all have them.

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Behaviour, Anxiety, Children, Communication, Emotions, Family, Parenting, Problem Solving Gail Smith 16/2/21 Behaviour, Anxiety, Children, Communication, Emotions, Family, Parenting, Problem Solving Gail Smith 16/2/21

Sometimes it’s best to just go with the flow

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Anxiety, Children, education, Covid19 Gail Smith 9/2/21 Anxiety, Children, education, Covid19 Gail Smith 9/2/21

Early days back at school

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Anxiety, Starting School Gail Smith 3/2/21 Anxiety, Starting School Gail Smith 3/2/21

First days of school for your prep child

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Anxiety, Children, Parenting, school, Worry Gail Smith 10/12/20 Anxiety, Children, Parenting, school, Worry Gail Smith 10/12/20

That strange sense of finishing school

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Anxiety, Children, Communication, Emotions, Family Gail Smith 10/12/20 Anxiety, Children, Communication, Emotions, Family Gail Smith 10/12/20

Are we expecting too much?

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Anxiety, Children, Communication, Family, Parenting Gail Smith 19/11/20 Anxiety, Children, Communication, Family, Parenting Gail Smith 19/11/20

As we anticipate the end of the year

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Anxiety, Children, Communication, Education, Family, Emotions Gail Smith 27/10/20 Anxiety, Children, Communication, Education, Family, Emotions Gail Smith 27/10/20

SO, WE ARE ALL BACK IN ACTION!

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Anxiety, Emotions, Relax, Worry, carer Gail Smith 21/10/20 Anxiety, Emotions, Relax, Worry, carer Gail Smith 21/10/20

Don’t forget: You the career need nurture.

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Anxiety, Children, Communication, Counselling Tips, Parenting, Worry Gail Smith 11/9/20 Anxiety, Children, Communication, Counselling Tips, Parenting, Worry Gail Smith 11/9/20

Question time for our children in unsettling times

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Anxiety, Children, Emotions, Father, Laughter, Happiness, Parenting, Relax, Worry Gail Smith 21/8/20 Anxiety, Children, Emotions, Father, Laughter, Happiness, Parenting, Relax, Worry Gail Smith 21/8/20

So, let’s talk about mental health.

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Anxiety, Children, Parenting, Communication Gail Smith 24/7/20 Anxiety, Children, Parenting, Communication Gail Smith 24/7/20

So, we are back working on line from home.

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Anxiety, Behaviour, Children, Communication, Father, Mother, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Problem Solving Gail Smith 19/7/20 Anxiety, Behaviour, Children, Communication, Father, Mother, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Problem Solving Gail Smith 19/7/20

How does the punishment fit the crime?

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Anxiety, Behaviour, Children, Emotions, Father, Mother, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Worry Gail Smith 15/7/20 Anxiety, Behaviour, Children, Emotions, Father, Mother, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Worry Gail Smith 15/7/20

All eyes are on you at home.

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Anxiety, Children, Communication, Family, Parenting Gail Smith 30/6/20 Anxiety, Children, Communication, Family, Parenting Gail Smith 30/6/20

The changing nature of families

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Anxiety, Children, Communication, Experiences, Emotions, Parenting, Starting School Gail Smith 16/6/20 Anxiety, Children, Communication, Experiences, Emotions, Parenting, Starting School Gail Smith 16/6/20

A check in now that school is back

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Activity, Anxiety, Children, Emotions, Experiences, Family, Parenting, Relax Gail Smith 4/6/20 Activity, Anxiety, Children, Emotions, Experiences, Family, Parenting, Relax Gail Smith 4/6/20

Emptiness can be a virtue

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Anxiety, Behaviour, Children, Emotions, Family, Parenting Gail Smith 30/5/20 Anxiety, Behaviour, Children, Emotions, Family, Parenting Gail Smith 30/5/20

If it all gets too much!

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You have produced a book that contains specific ways in helping young children, families, teachers, and others toward the goal of raising happy children.
I find it a reminder for adults to take a look at ourselves and revue the lessons we may have forgotten in the turmoil of living.
Wise and well done, Gail.

Nadine M