Emotional regulation is crucial for a child's development and wellbeing, and helping them learn this skill can have lasting positive effects on their mental health and relationships. But what does emotional regulation look like for kids, and how can we support them in developing this...
Building Self-Worth in Children It's important for parents, caregivers, and educators to understand the impact of feedback on a child's self-esteem. There are several types of feedback, including positive or negative, outcome-focused or process-focused. The kind of feedback you use can impact how your child sees...
It's important for parents, caregivers, and educators to understand the impact of feedback on a child's self-esteem. There are several types of feedback, including positive or negative, outcome-focused or process-focused. The kind of feedback you use can impact how your child sees themselves. For example, feedback...
Mother's Day is an annual holiday celebrated to honour and appreciate mothers and motherhood. It is typically observed on the second Sunday in May in more than 40 countries around the world. Mother's Day is a day to show gratitude and appreciation for all that...
Bullying is a persistent and deliberate behaviour in which an individual or a group of individuals intentionally hurt, harm, or intimidate another individual who is perceived as weaker or vulnerable. Bullying may take many forms such as physical, verbal, social, or cyberbullying. For example, a...
What does my child’s behaviour mean? Understanding what motivates other people’s behaviour can be difficult, and this is even more the case when it comes to children. Trying to make seen of what causes or motivates your child’s behaviour can leave you feeling confused, frustrated, and...
By Sabrina Brient. Grief is a known response to loss. This loss can be a result of death; the death of a family member or friend, a pet. It can also occur in the context of other events that constitute a loss. For example: A family...
By Lucimey Lima Although the adjectives of this title seem to be contradictory, as ‘lovely’ and ‘challenging’ can be hard to imagine when describing a single phase of life. However, these two words and the feelings they represent co-exist in how a family can experience a...
What you should know about Social Skills and Children? How can lacking Social Skills negatively affect your child? School can be such an exciting, amazing and fun experience for some children. Unfortunately, this is not the case for others. Often we think of school as a place to...
What you should know about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) >Do you tell yourself your child is just unique and prefers to keep to himself / herself or do you wonder if there may be something more to that uniqueness? Autism Spectrum Disorder is a condition marked by...