July 5, 2022
Parenting Styles and their effects

Parenting Styles

Parenting styles and their effects differ for each child. These styles can affect how children feel about themselves. There are four main parenting styles. These include permissive, neglectful, authoritative, and authoritarian. These are used in child psychology today based off Diana Baumrind’s research and work. Each of these styles has […]
April 12, 2022
Tips for Parent Survival during school holidays

10 Tips for Parent Survival during Holidays

It’s that time of the year when school holidays sneak up on us and leave us wondering how to entertain our children all day. We want to create a calm but stimulating environment for our children. Having a break from usual routine can be fun! However, it can be stressful […]
November 29, 2015

Five Ways to Help Your Anxious Child

What is childhood anxiety? Whilst it is considered normal to experience a level of anxiety at times, there are a number of factors which make more likely that y our child may experience anxiety, such as: their genetics (i.e., if there is a family history of anxiety), their personality type/temperament, […]
October 15, 2015

7 Tips to Keeping your Risk-Taking Teen Safe

The period of adolescence can be a daunting one for parents of teenagers to navigate. This period can already begin just after 11 years of age. But it is at about 12 years of age that a major increase of neurons and synapses in the frontal cortex of a teenager […]
August 2, 2015

10 Tips for Bonding Securely with your Child

Research shows children who have secure bonds with their parents are better able to concentrate, have healthy social relationships, perform better academically, and best of all, feel good about themselves… So what constitutes a secure bond anyway? A secure “bond” is developed between caregiver and child when that care-giver is […]
April 25, 2014
5 Tips for Mindful Parenting

5 Tips for Mindful Parenting

“Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered” Dr Suess In the ideal world how do you want your child to remember you? What you have been to them in their life and what you have stood for as a person? Parenting mindfully helps […]

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