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The value of building independence in our children

Start giving your child a sense of control. Build independence in them so they grow stronger. Discover with Gail Smith why encouraging your child's independence is a hallmark of good parenting.

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Listening to your children is incredibly important for several reasons

Talk less, listen more next time when you are having a conversation with your children. Consider the following reasons why active listening is so important by Gail Smith.

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Nurturing Your Child's Well-Being: A Guide for Parents to Cultivate Hope and Resilience

With the challenges children face today, from academic pressures to social media’s influence, fostering their mental and emotional health has never been more important. Read on for some strategies and insights to help you in this enriching yet challenging endeavour.

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Prepare well for the new year

Beyond the holiday joys, discover exciting ways to usher in the new year with your family in a truly meaningful and memorable manner.

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Speaking well to children

What we say and how we say it has such an impact on our child. Consider the following thoughts about the positive impact speaking well has on your child.

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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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Let’s bring the warmth of Christmas into our family

Keep the Christmas spirit alive in the family. Explore unique ideas within these reflections to find out how.

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Christmas Home Decorations - Rituals And Happy Memories

The home environment takes on a special magic for your child. Here are some thoughts about how your efforts in decorating for Christmas can have long-term value and memory-making moments for your children.

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Worthwhile thoughts to give our children as we approach Christmas.

It’s essential and memory-making to create family traditions at Christmas and focus on what matters.

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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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A few good tips when managing your child.

We are all learning how to parent daily. It keeps evolving as new experiences come our way. Nothing is constant as our children develop and change over the years. Read on for some reflections on what works well when engaging with your child.

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A happy child makes us all feel the joy of youth.

Read on for 5 basic needs to help your child feel content.

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Six important parenting practices with an upbeat approach

Read on for 6 parenting tips to be more positive by involving children, and lightening the idea of control and discipline.

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Teach your child to overcome safe comfort zones

Read here for six simple ways to inspire your child to step outside their comfort zone.

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Children: Dealing with traumatic war news stories

Children can easily feel distress and confusion and have a sense of hopelessness when they see some of the graphic scenes of people and children suffering. It is important to be on the same page as their teachers when explaining war to your children.

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Have you ever heard of the imposter syndrome?

Impostor Syndrome can isolate you from engaging with others. It makes you doubt your worthiness. Read on for some tips to stop these feelings in your children.

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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.