by | May 29, 2014 | Behaviour management, Emotional development |
Stay on your child’s side! When your child is having a TANTRUM, the ones where they have truly lost it, FIRST help their brain to calm down by: – staying calm in what you say, how you act & your volume – offering a hug – seeing the problem...
by | Feb 6, 2014 | Being a parent, Emotional development, Going natural |
Just a few months ago I realised our veggie patch wasn’t giving us as many veggies as it had been. So we gave it some love and a few weeks later it is nearly overgrown! It got me thinking about the times when our children might need a bit of...
by | Dec 18, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Hi everyone! As you can see I am winding down for Christmas time. Some of my I Raise My Kids energy has been going towards plenty of Christmas fun for the boys (if I put this much effort into every month of the year, life would probably be quite spectactular!)…...
by | Oct 29, 2013 | Emotional development |
At our recent trip to Underwater World (see Man..door… – other adventures whilst there), Master 3 announced as we were arriving that he’d like an Underwater World map. This was no surprise as even though we have an annual pass, he likes to collect...
by | Aug 7, 2013 | Behaviour management, Emotional development |
Coping with disappointment is related to ‘difficulty adapting to change’, when a change happens that the child wasn’t expecting! Spirited children find it even harder to cope with change and disappointment as they go into almost a...
