Children Biting "Bite Me!" In all the years I have worked with children let me firstly reassure you that biting is completely normal. I know that as the parent it can make you feel shocked and embarrassed when your child is the biter and you worry about the reaction from other parents, teachers and anyone else who witnesses or overhears that your child bit another child. If your child has been … [Read more...]
Life lessons – from a 6 year old and a leaf!
02/08/2011 By 28 Comments
Life Lessons-Don't miss them Working with children everyday is very grounding. Alongside my studies and research, I learn so much from children everyday, that when I actually stop and listen and watch them, I really don't need all the books. Children have the simple answers. They have the Life lessons we need, through their innocence and the way they look at the world around them. A few months … [Read more...]
Helping Change Behaviour. Puppets on a string – Review.
28/07/2011 By 26 Comments
Puppets help change behaviour Personally I love Puppets, I use all types of puppets when I work or should I say play with children. I have over thirty finger puppets, home made sock puppets and I have the Royal Theme puppets/marionettes that I purchased from Romantic Flair Original. I use the Puppets with the children I work with as they help me communicate at a fun level many different areas … [Read more...]
Parenting styles – What’s yours ?
16/07/2011 By 2 Comments
Parenting styles - My Guest Blog Parenting Styles is over at http://www.everythingisedible.com/blog/parenting-2/a-guest-post-parenting-styles-–-what’s-yours/ … [Read more...]
Teenage behaviour
11/07/2011 By 14 Comments
Teenage behaviour "Do you remember your teenage years?" I mentor and work with teenagers and am very lucky that they let me into their world. I remember my teenage years as being rather confusing, feeling very self conscious, slightly awkward with a million and one questions in my head. I was 100% sure my parents did not understand what I was going through and their views and opinions seem to … [Read more...]
Communicating with Children – Never Presume
29/06/2011 By 15 Comments
Communicating with children Seeing the world through the eyes of a child, is an amazing way to gain an understanding of what they see and how they interpret certain situations. I have been using the Story Starter Cards, produced by Leaf , with my son who is six and some of the children I work with, aged four to twelve. I found the Story Starter Cards to be a great way of starting a conversation … [Read more...]
Manners for children starts with YOU ! Thank you
09/06/2011 By 11 Comments
Manners for children they learn what they see I went out for dinner last night, a last minute impromptu decision with my hubby and kids. We went to a delightful Thai restaurant where the food was divine and the service was great. The downside for me, was observing and listening to the other people having dinner there and their lack of basic manners. They treated the staff, with no respect. They … [Read more...]
