Looking for easy, playful alternatives for those moments when you feel the kids have been switched onto screens for more time than you intended? This list of 45 playful ideas primarily utilises bits and bobs from around your home and it’s great for preschoolers through to those in second or third grade. The list is […]
No More Excuses. It’s Not Okay for Kids to be Mean: 9 Things We All Need to Be Doing to Help Kids Develop Empathy
“Kids can be so mean.” “It’s just the age.” “Girls are just mean.” “It’s just boys.” To be honest, I am tired of hearing excuses for mean or exclusionary behaviour. What age are we talking about? When do children supposedly out grow mean behaviour? – 5? 8? 10? 13? I’ve heard people say “It’s just […]
Emotional Regulation: Are We Overlooking An Essential Key to School Success?
Practical ideas for helping children learn emotional regulation strategies. Emotional regulation is an art. Let’s be honest, not all adults are capable of consistently demonstrating it. Road rage, harassment, work place conflict, adult bullying, domestic violence – are all the unfortunate and explosive consequences of adults who have never mastered the art of self-regulation. Staying […]
Lessons in Letting Go
“Can we go to the forest park, mama?” It is bigger than most of the parks in our area and as well as the stock-standard, primary coloured jumble of plastic play equipment it has a large, grassy hill (perfect for rolling down) and, at the bottom of the hill, the most wonderful thick grove of […]
6 Things Your Children Will Be Truly Grateful For
What will your children be grateful for when they look back on their childhood? Will it be all the toys they had, or the fashionable clothes they wore, or the technology they had access to, or any of the other things that tempt us parents to spend money? I doubt it. Instead I believe our […]
Survival Tips for Working Parents: 5 Tips for Balancing Work with Family Time
Balancing work with family life can be a constant juggle, one teacher and blogger, Carol of My Bored Toddler, knows too well. Today she shares 5 tips for making the most of everyday moments to connect with your kids. Connecting with our kids is not always as easy as it sounds. Life is busy, hectic […]
9 Calm Down Ideas Poster Update
The original 9 Calm Down Ideas poster for managing big emotions has been in circulation for some time now and I have received feedback from a small number of readers to say that they are uncomfortable with one of the original poster suggestions – punch a pillow. I completely understand. Directing a child to what […]
5 Simple Ideas for Connecting with Your Kids
I don’t know about you, but this parenting gig is hard work. As a parent, to 2 small kids I feel that I am constantly being stretched between my work commitments, running my Finlee and Me business and blog and the needs of my family. Many of us also have additional tasks that need to […]
When Work Takes You Away: Connecting From Afar
When my two-year-old son sleepily said goodbye to his Daddy recently early one morning, I knew what he didn’t: Daddy was going away for a few weeks. Once Oliver realized I knew he’d be sad that Daddy wouldn’t be there to play with, to kiss his head when he bumps it, or put him to […]
10 Everyday Rituals that Mean a Lot to Kids
I often get caught up in the ‘big moments’ of parenting, putting so much energy into preparing good food, creating exciting adventures, planning holidays and going overboard on parties. These things matter, of course, and I daresay my kids are grateful for them but what I have learned in my almost-13 years of parenting, though, […]
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