Ep31 – Traditions and Special Times
What are the traditions that are particular to your family? Many people struggle to remember what they are, but they are very important as a conduit for improving relationships within your family. As for these relationships, do each of them have a ‘special time’ allocated to them that is unique to that relationship? If not, can you think of how you can make that happen? Key points Traditions naturally encourage family connections. Every relationship within a family should have at…
Ep14 – Connecting with kids
What we do together It may sound obvious, but we need to spend time with our child so we can model and connect. Over-scheduling and multitasking can be barriers to this connection. I like to call the minutes and hours we spend engaged in this mind to mind connection ‘connection time.’ How much connection time do you have with your child, and how much are you planning to have in the future? Key Points Effective parenting requires time. Spend time…
Ep8 – The Primary School Years
Sending a child off to ‘big school’ is often an emotional event for parents. Seeing them on their first day in kindi, wearing an actual school uniform and heading into a playground with children up to twice their age is a big leap for children and parents alike. It is also a step down in the supervision and support they are receiving. How will they cope? How do I know they are going to be safe? What if they get…
Ep7 – The Play Age – Part 2
Playing with the kids is so much fun. Julie is getting old enough now that I can play with her and pretend to do all sorts of things, and her younger brother just sits there and watches everything we do. I try to find more time to sit down with her on the ground and play with her, but it doesn’t happen as often as I want. She seems quite happy at times to just to yack away to herself…
Ep6 – The Play Age – Part 1
The early childhood years have been described as the high season of imaginative play . This age, despite tantrums often being problematic, can be a lot of fun for both you as a parent and your child. We can keep our child in the learning zone is by participating in this imaginative play with them and handing over the lead of play to them and their peers. We can also help foster their language through encouraging storytelling, and getting them…