Consequences VS Punishments; four points to consider
Your teenager breaks curfew again. Your ten year old comes home from school with yet another pencil case missing. Your five year old has...
Toddlers tantrums; 5 points to consider
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Tantrums are a very real part of your toddler's life. If not regularly, at least occasionally, you may be faced with such...
HOLIDAYS!! 4 points that can help your child make the best...
Parenting with Joanne
As the holiday season draws near, the question of “how will I keep my children occupied?” arises almost inevitably. For some of...
8 simple ways to ignite the creative spirit in your child
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To foster creativity in a child, essentially means to allow many opportunities for the freedom of thought in his life. Creativity, in...
HOMEWORK and parenting; “What can I do to help”? 5 simple...
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Having been a teacher for almost seven years now, I have very often come across parents struggle with this concept of homework,...
Fear and your child: 5 ways to help your child deal...
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Fear can be described as an unpleasant feeling caused by the warning of danger, harm or pain. Although children are not born...
5 ways to say “NO” without actually saying it.
Parenting with Joanne
If you have been a parent long enough, you would have come across circumstances in which you question your child; “Didn’t I...