9 Tips about how to help your child love learning
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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.
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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
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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
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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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How to understand how friendship works with your child
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How to understand how friendship works with your child

A child often learns the hard way what really defines a friend and it is our job as parents to gently ease them through this process. It is not our role to choose friends for them or to simply approve of the ones we like. Remember it is their exploratory journey to find out what best kind of friendship works for them. Read here for some different ways to help them navigate friendships.

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The art of bringing happiness to your child
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The art of bringing happiness to your child

A happy child is one that feels secure and has strong supports around them that intelligently allow the child to grow in an environment that is open, engaging and inclusive. As parents we try our best and the human side of us sometimes fails to hit the right mark. Here’s some tips to help bring happiness to your child - sometimes, in these stressful days, it’s important to help build a child’s level of happiness.

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How to get the best from your child’s teacher
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How to get the best from your child’s teacher

It makes sense that as a parent you feel confident and that you are in a solid relationship with your child’s teacher. It is important to your teacher, and child also. There are many factors that go into running a school and teaching. Parents are naturally emotional when it comes to their children, so if you have any concerns, you’ll have a better chance of being heard when you are calm and responsibly talk about concerns with your child’s teacher.

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Accepting limitations and strengths for a child
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Accepting limitations and strengths for a child

A very young child at an egocentric stage, struggles with understanding that others can be better. With development and more self-awareness, they begin to start accepting themselves for who they are and recognising the bigger world around them. Read here for some different ways parents can help children to develop this awareness.

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The importance of the child feeling safe
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The importance of the child feeling safe

Children have a right to feel safe. The importance of feeling safe is critical to a healthy society and mental health. Small steps can be used to help your child feel safe and secure and small things can make them feel unsafe, even in their own home. Read here for some parenting tips and considerations.

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