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Stop the bullying: Your son comes home in tears and said a boy is bothering him on the bus.Your mind sees a red flashing sign that screams “bullying, be aware!”. Your imaginations goes into overdrive. Is your son being bullied or is it just boys horsing around? What is bullying? Bullying is when: unwanted or…
How to Manage Children’s Behavior: Children need consistency, rules and routines to flourish. In short, all they need is a stable environment. It sounds simple, it might be simple however it takes some work to establish that. Let us take a look at the framework for a stable environment whether it is a classroom or…
Are we labeling children for nothing? I was just by a special education training session this morning. It was intriguing to hear the presenter’s frustration at how we often label a child as needy, disabled, ADHD, weak etc. without fully understanding the wide range of developmental stages that there are for each age group. How…
Is this a lie? It’s an ongoing discussion among educators and parents how to deal with children lying. Some see it as as children’s imagination or want for fantasy while others feel children should not go ahead making up stories. It is a hot and heavy discussion, how to deal with lying. However it is…
Hey, how well do you praise others? Do you know that it is a skill to praise well? Think about it, when someone praises you, you sometimes feel a warm bubbly feeling rising up within you, and other times it totally just passed you. That shows that praising is a skill, not all of us…
How to transition easily: The definition of transition is change from one position, state, stage, or concept to another. Transitions occur on a daily basis whether from school to home or from play time to lunch time. When children graduate or move up a grade, they too transition. Everyone takes to change differently, some react with…
Do you want happy children? What does your discipline look like? The most acceptable ways to discipline has changed over the past few years. Yes, we all know things have changed. However with much research it has shown that positive behavior directly influences children’s behavior and limits the need for discipline. How does this work?…
How baby talk is different from kid talk and kid talk is different from parent talk. Talk, talk talk. Don’t we do that all day? However all talk is different talk, yet they are all meant to communicate a need. Each need varies, some may be a need for food or drink while other needs…
Can it be that environment affects children? Does having a clean and organized space really help children flourish and learn? I’m sure most parents reading this will get scared saying ” help, my house is a mess!” However, no need to worry if your house is basically organized and all dangerous items are under lock…
Do you think it is a dream to visit the doctor without crying children? Yup, my dream is to visit the doctor without crying. I just had a well visit today with my little one. I tried to prepare her and told her what she can expect. At first when she waved goodbye to her…