Enjoyable reasons to rest and celebrate family after Christmas:
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Enjoyable reasons to rest and celebrate family after Christmas:

After a bustling year and festive celebrations, now it’s time to savour the leisurely days of summer with your family. Read on for inspiring ideas to enrich those family experiences.

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Managing anger around children.
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Managing anger around children.

It’s a natural part of life to feel anger. We need to understand that a child can often misinterpret our anger and will often take on much of the blame when we have a meltdown. Managing our anger around children is the best way to ensure your feelings do not overpower your child. Our angry outbursts can sometimes lead them to shut down and to avoid being in our presence.

 Read on for some thoughts on how your anger can influence your child.

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 Teach your child to have a go and to be a risk taker
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 Teach your child to have a go and to be a risk taker

I know it’s hard if there are risks, but, teach your child to have a go and to be a risk-taker. Read on for some advantages of this.

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Teaching good manners is a great life skill
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Teaching good manners is a great life skill

Here are 5 benefits of teaching children great manners.

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Careful about jumping to conclusions
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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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Celebrate your efforts as the first educators of your child
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Celebrate your efforts as the first educators of your child

Reflect on how you impact your child as the first and primary educator. The following blog discusses how you make all the difference.

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Be excited for your child as they attend school each day
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Be excited for your child as they attend school each day

A school’s environment will have much to offer your child. This blog discusses the positive benefits you can expect from the school.

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