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Anxiety, Children, education, Parenting, school, Seperation Gail Smith 5/10/21 Anxiety, Children, education, Parenting, school, Seperation Gail Smith 5/10/21

Ten great ways to help your child settle back into school

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Covid19, creative, education, Parenting Gail Smith 14/9/21 Covid19, creative, education, Parenting Gail Smith 14/9/21

Everyone is concerned about their child’s education in lockdown

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Anxiety, Behaviour, Children, Communication, education, Father, Mother, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Problem Solving, Problems, Self Esteem, Values, Worry Gail Smith 14/8/21 Anxiety, Behaviour, Children, Communication, education, Father, Mother, Parenting, Positive Behaviour, Problem Solving, Problems, Self Esteem, Values, Worry Gail Smith 14/8/21

Dealing with the put downs

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Children, Communication, education, Experiences, Learning, Mother, Parenting, Potential, school, Father Gail Smith 7/8/21 Children, Communication, education, Experiences, Learning, Mother, Parenting, Potential, school, Father Gail Smith 7/8/21

Curiosity boosts learning

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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, 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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Children, education, Parenting, school Gail Smith 23/6/21 Children, education, Parenting, school Gail Smith 23/6/21

Is your child actively engaged in the classroom?

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childcare, education, Parenting Gail Smith 18/6/21 childcare, education, Parenting Gail Smith 18/6/21

What’s in a test?

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Children, Communication, education, Parenting, school Gail Smith 14/6/21 Children, Communication, education, Parenting, school Gail Smith 14/6/21

Nine things to think about regarding school

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Anxiety, Children, Covid19, education, Family, Parenting, school, Starting School Gail Smith 10/6/21 Anxiety, Children, Covid19, education, Family, Parenting, school, Starting School Gail Smith 10/6/21

Getting back to routine after lockdown

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education, Parenting, school Gail Smith 4/6/21 education, Parenting, school Gail Smith 4/6/21

So, what’s in a school?

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Anxiety, Covid19, Learning, Parenting, school, Worry, education, Children Gail Smith 30/5/21 Anxiety, Covid19, Learning, Parenting, school, Worry, education, Children Gail Smith 30/5/21

Another lockdown and more home schooling. How important is it?

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Activity, Anxiety, Children, education, Emotions, Family, Learning, Mother, Parenting, school Gail Smith 26/5/21 Activity, Anxiety, Children, education, Emotions, Family, Learning, Mother, Parenting, school Gail Smith 26/5/21

A few thoughts on school in the month of May

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Children, education, Parenting, Problem Solving, Self Esteem Julie Merrett 24/5/21 Children, education, Parenting, Problem Solving, Self Esteem Julie Merrett 24/5/21

The value of teaching about choice

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Children, education, Parenting, school Gail Smith 19/5/21 Children, education, Parenting, school Gail Smith 19/5/21

Being learner is a lifelong exercise

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Anxiety, Children, Communication, education, Parenting Gail Smith 13/5/21 Anxiety, Children, Communication, education, Parenting Gail Smith 13/5/21

Positive talk with your child around the Naplan

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Anxiety, education, Learning, Parenting, school, Starting School Gail Smith 13/5/21 Anxiety, education, Learning, Parenting, school, Starting School Gail Smith 13/5/21

Let’s look at Naplan or is it Noplan?

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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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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