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...]
Jetlag in Babies & Kids – Need another holiday to recover from your holiday !
23/07/2011 By 15 Comments
Jetlag in Babies & Kids jet lag (noun) extreme tiredness and other physical effects felt by a person after a long flight across several time zones. or extreme tiredness and other physical effects felt by a mum every day without flying anywhere. My best friend is flying over from the UK with my new Godson so I write this post for her and anyone else going on a long distance flight these … [Read more...]
Acceptance of who you are
07/07/2011 By 4 Comments
Acceptance Accepting and being happy with who you are is paramount to how you feel. How you feel reflects in your behaviour, which then reflects on to your child's behaviour. Talking about your personal insecurities in front of your child does them no favours. It will only get them thinking about any insecurities they may have. Be happy with yourself and those around you will be happy too. No … [Read more...]
Love: Where’s the passion ?
07/07/2011 By 8 Comments
Love The words "I love you"are the most powerful words, I know in changing behaviour someone's behaviour. Your behaviour by loving who you are, your children's behaviour by loving them for who they are, your partner's behaviour, your family and friends behaviour by appreciating and loving who they are. We all get caught up in up in daily life routines, that many things that we use to be … [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...]
Smile
30/05/2011 By Leave a Comment
Smile You gotta love a Smile It's simple to Smile It can make someones day A smile is saying "Hi, are you are OK ?" Make it routine to Smile everyday Smile at the bank, the shops and the school, smile at someone completely new. Most of the time you'll get a smile back and if you don't that's OK they may just be having a really tough day. A smile is universal and can change someones mood from … [Read more...]
Kindness Poem
26/05/2011 By 5 Comments
Kindness Kindness is my favourite word. Kindness begins with loving and accepting who you are. Kindness is an essential value. Kindness is what we must teach our children. Kindness is so much better than nastiness. Kindness makes us feel good. Kindness does not mean you want some thing back. Kindness is being thoughtful. Kindness is a smile. Kindness is a please and thank you. Kindness … [Read more...]
