An awesome freebie, just for you. . . Parenting has never been an easy gig, but add in home-schooling, working from home or joblessness along with restrictions on seeing our loved ones and it can seem anything but awesome... Yet despite all the bad news associated with this pandemic, there's thankfully some good news too. And that is, that during [...]
presented by Dr Kristy Goodwin for ages 0-9 As parents who grew up in a different (tech-free) time, it’s so hard for us to feel confident that we’re guiding our young children towards healthy and safe screen-habits. The reality is, our young children are growing up in a screen-saturated world. They often learn to tap, swipe and pinch before they’ve [...]
Let’s be real… Mealtimes with a fussy eater are often stressful and frustrating. Finally, here are the expert tips you need to guide your child towards health, happiness and a love of food! We know that one of our most important roles is to provide our families with good nutrition. After all, it’s critical for our children’s growth and development [...]
The ‘terrible’ toddler years needn’t be terrible at all! Learn practical strategies that will help you prevent tantrums and promote cooperative, awesome behaviour in your toddler. It’s amazing to think of how much your toddler has learned from you already! In only a short period of time, they have been learning how to walk, talk, play and interact with you. [...]
Heading off to school is a big step. It’s important to make sure your child has the right skills to succeed. While it was once thought that a child’s age along with early literacy and numeracy skills were the most important factors in determining school readiness, we now know that social, emotional and behavioural factors are far more important. As [...]
Our children all become anxious at different times. Learn the best approaches to help manage this anxiety and build greater resilience. Everyone feels anxious from time to time, yet we handle this in different ways. Some of us avoid dealing with our anxiety and never gain confidence in managing it. We can struggle with it for years, allowing anxiety to [...]
Feel more confident in handling your child’s feelings, meltdowns and tantrums. Our little ones aren’t born with an innate ability to calm themselves down. This skill takes years of experience along with the development of specific brain pathways, so in the meantime, it’s up to us as parents to help our kids calm themselves down. Yet for many of us, [...]
Learn practical tips that will benefit your children now and right into adulthood. Ever heard that old saying, ‘I open my mouth and my mother comes out’? (The same is true for fathers of course). It’s true that we learn how to be parents from having been parented. Yet many of us would prefer to do things a little differently [...]
