How to Prepare Choices for Children
Allow your child to choose their own clothing. If they want to wear their clothes backwards, allow it. Demonstrating individuality through clothing is your child’s first exploration of choice. Allowing them to choose their own clothing enables them to express themselves in a very simple format.
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Be the Apples on A Tree
One of the most common questions children ask is “Where did I come from?” And with this question we have an amazing opportunity that allows us to teach our children how important the natural world is, and our role in it. You see, our culture has
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How to Raise Amazing Children! (11 Tips)
What are the 11 most important things that we as adults need to understand, before we can even think about helping our children reach their full potential. Order: For a child it means s/he has the need for predictable events in her/his life; for example, an
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Model the Behaviour you Wish to View in Your Child.
“Model the behaviour you wish to see in your child.” There is a famous quote by the author James Baldwin; “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” There is so much truth to this.
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Always Tell the Truth to Children (Where possible)
It can be easy to imagine shielding your child from the painful realities of the world. Though, this means that children may avoid feelings such as sadness, disappointment and rejection. However, parents will soon come to understand that no matter how hard they try to protect
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Give Your Child Ownership Over Their Environment.
“Make sure there’s a special shelf in the house for your child’s books.” Children need their own space in the house that belongs only to them, so that they can have a sense of ownership over something. This in turn builds responsibility in your child, as
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The Importance if Saying “I Love You.”
“Tell your child how much you love them and why.” Saying those three special words can be the most powerful tool you’ve got. Specifically telling children that they are loved is sometimes all they need to hear. You’re their best friend, their confidante, and you’ve got
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Treat the Cause, not the Symptoms.
“Beneath every behaviour, there is an emotion” Beneath each emotion there is a need! When we as teachers and parents meet that need, rather than focussing on the behaviour, we begin to change our Mindset to “Deal with the cause of the behaviour, rather than the
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14 Lessons that Every Child Needs!
Yes, parents need to know what’s happening at school in maths, science, history etc. but you need not worry. The teachers have got this. Teachers are professionals, like a doctor, a surgeon or a lawyer. This is their speciality, trust them! In a world that needs
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It’s who the child can become that matters!
“It’s who the child can become!” that matters! It’s time to educate the whole child, emotionally, physically, academically and spiritually and look at their individual learning needs and the unique qualities that will make them shine. “It’s not what they can do, but who they can
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