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Memoirs of a School Principal
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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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Behaviour, Children, Communication, Emotions, Parenting, Self Esteem Gail Smith 25/6/20 Behaviour, Children, Communication, Emotions, Parenting, Self Esteem Gail Smith 25/6/20

Talk about the best of your child, not the worst

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Children, Emotions, Independence, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, teenager Julie Merrett 23/6/20 Children, Emotions, Independence, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, teenager Julie Merrett 23/6/20

Being a pre-teen can be tricky when it comes to changing emotions.

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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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Anxiety, Behaviour, Emotions, Family, Father, Parenting, Mother Gail Smith 19/5/20 Anxiety, Behaviour, Emotions, Family, Father, Parenting, Mother Gail Smith 19/5/20

The power of simply walking away

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Behaviour, Children, Communication, Emotions Julie Merrett 30/4/20 Behaviour, Children, Communication, Emotions Julie Merrett 30/4/20

Negative thoughts can get us down and drown us with worry

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Children, Emotions, Family, Father, Mother, Parenting Gail Smith 13/4/20 Children, Emotions, Family, Father, Mother, Parenting Gail Smith 13/4/20

Keeping you the parent well and healthy makes for a happier child

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Children, Communication, Emotions, Parenting Gail Smith 31/10/19 Children, Communication, Emotions, Parenting Gail Smith 31/10/19

What’s in the words you use?

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Anxiety, Children, Emotions, Family, Father, Mother, Parenting Gail Smith 27/10/19 Anxiety, Children, Emotions, Family, Father, Mother, Parenting Gail Smith 27/10/19

Being the best you can is often enough as a parent.

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Anxiety, Children, Emotions, Memories, Parenting, Laughter, Writing Gail Smith 17/10/19 Anxiety, Children, Emotions, Memories, Parenting, Laughter, Writing Gail Smith 17/10/19

Laughter a great tool in dealing with stress.

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Anxiety, Children, Communication, Emotions, Family, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Problems, Divorce, Seperation Gail Smith 16/9/19 Anxiety, Children, Communication, Emotions, Family, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Problems, Divorce, Seperation Gail Smith 16/9/19

A few thoughts on supporting children when separation occurs

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Children, Communication, Emotions, Happiness Gail Smith 25/8/19 Children, Communication, Emotions, Happiness Gail Smith 25/8/19

Is your child developing a growth mindset?

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Anxiety, Children, Communication, Counselling Tips, Emotions, Family, Positive Behaviour, Parenting, Problems Gail Smith 22/8/19 Anxiety, Children, Communication, Counselling Tips, Emotions, Family, Positive Behaviour, Parenting, Problems Gail Smith 22/8/19

Does your child overthink matters?

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Children, Communication, Emotions, Family, Parenting Julie Merrett 15/8/19 Children, Communication, Emotions, Family, Parenting Julie Merrett 15/8/19

What to be aware of when separation occurs.

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Children, Communication, Emotions, Parenting Julie Merrett 29/5/19 Children, Communication, Emotions, Parenting Julie Merrett 29/5/19

How to be helpful when a child is really upset.

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Communication, Children, Emotions, Family, Parenting, Problems Julie Merrett 26/5/19 Communication, Children, Emotions, Family, Parenting, Problems Julie Merrett 26/5/19

Making sense of a messy world for a child

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Emotions, Parenting, Problems Julie Merrett 14/3/19 Emotions, Parenting, Problems Julie Merrett 14/3/19

Short, sharp breaks make all the difference.

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Children, Communication, Emotions, Family, Self Esteem Julie Merrett 3/3/19 Children, Communication, Emotions, Family, Self Esteem Julie Merrett 3/3/19

Take care with the language we use around our children

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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