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Children, Communication, education, Learning, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Problem Solving, school, Self Esteem Gail Smith 4/8/21 Children, Communication, education, Learning, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Problem Solving, school, Self Esteem Gail Smith 4/8/21

Asking for help, is an important tool in learning

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Achievement, Activity, Children, Communication, Decision Making, education, Family, Father, Independence, Learning, Mother, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Problem Solving, tasks Gail Smith 19/7/21 Achievement, Activity, Children, Communication, Decision Making, education, Family, Father, Independence, Learning, Mother, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Problem Solving, tasks Gail Smith 19/7/21

Teaching your children to be planners

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Achievement, Children, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Self Esteem Gail Smith 14/7/21 Achievement, Children, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Self Esteem Gail Smith 14/7/21

The great potential of our children

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Achievement, Behaviour, Children, education, Experiences, Father, Independence, Learning, Negotiation, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Potential, Problem Solving, Self Esteem, Mother Gail Smith 6/7/21 Achievement, Behaviour, Children, education, Experiences, Father, Independence, Learning, Negotiation, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Potential, Problem Solving, Self Esteem, Mother Gail Smith 6/7/21

Teaching our children to take on responsibility

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school, Children, Family, Father, Mother, Parenting, Positive Behaviour Gail Smith 22/6/21 school, Children, Family, Father, Mother, Parenting, Positive Behaviour Gail Smith 22/6/21

What are we teaching our children?

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Children, Communication, Parenting, Positive Behaviour Gail Smith 1/5/21 Children, Communication, Parenting, Positive Behaviour Gail Smith 1/5/21

Teaching our children the value of courtesy

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Behaviour, Children, Communication, education, Experiences, Negotiation, Parenting, Positive Behaviour Gail Smith 19/4/21 Behaviour, Children, Communication, education, Experiences, Negotiation, Parenting, Positive Behaviour Gail Smith 19/4/21

Discipline or restorative healing?

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Behaviour, Discrimination, education, Emotions, Experiences, Parenting, Positive Behaviour Gail Smith 14/4/21 Behaviour, Discrimination, education, Emotions, Experiences, Parenting, Positive Behaviour Gail Smith 14/4/21

Judging people can have a powerful influence on our children

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Parenting, Negotiation, Positive Behaviour, tasks Gail Smith 9/4/21 Parenting, Negotiation, Positive Behaviour, tasks Gail Smith 9/4/21

Teaching children the value of finishing.

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Behaviour, Children, Communication, Family, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Problem Solving, Problems Gail Smith 12/3/21 Behaviour, Children, Communication, Family, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Problem Solving, Problems Gail Smith 12/3/21

Fight, flight or go with the flow.

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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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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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Children, Communication, Father, Mother, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Self Esteem Gail Smith 17/7/20 Children, Communication, Father, Mother, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Self Esteem Gail Smith 17/7/20

When is Success really Success?

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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, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Problem Solving Gail Smith 2/7/20 Behaviour, Children, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Problem Solving Gail Smith 2/7/20

What is lying all about?

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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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Children, Behaviour, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Self Esteem Gail Smith 2/5/20 Children, Behaviour, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Self Esteem Gail Smith 2/5/20

How do we cope with the “Me” generation child?

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Behaviour, Children, Family, Negotiation, Parenting, Positive Behaviour Gail Smith 19/4/20 Behaviour, Children, Family, Negotiation, Parenting, Positive Behaviour Gail Smith 19/4/20

Growing up in a generation where it is all about me

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Anxiety, Children, Communication, Family, Finding Help, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Worry Julie Merrett 19/3/20 Anxiety, Children, Communication, Family, Finding Help, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Worry Julie Merrett 19/3/20

Let’s take away the fear and replace it with positive thinking.

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Children, Communication, Parenting, Positive Behaviour Gail Smith 14/3/20 Children, Communication, Parenting, Positive Behaviour Gail Smith 14/3/20

Apologizing teaches your child so much about being human

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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