How to Help Your Child Become School Ready

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Whether this is the first time your child will be attending school away from home, or they are returning after a long summer break, there are a few changes you can make to help them be ready for school.
Adapt your home schedule to the schedule used at school What time will your child need to [...]

How to Stop Bedtime Battles

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If bedtime has become a battle between you and your child, you are not alone. It can be hard for children of any age to transition from daytime activities to relaxing and going to bed. Likewise, it can be hard for exhausted parents to argue with a child who seems to have a never ending [...]

Life with a Lefty: Helping your Left-Handed Child

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The majority of children do not develop a hand preference until they are aged three or four. Those with a dominant left-hand will often be slower to develop a good pencil grip because most activities are designed for the right-handed child.
If your child is at the stage where they are still developing their dominant hand, [...]

Teaching Young Children Respect

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The ability to foster healthy respect for oneself and others is a core value that is essential for building meaningful relationships, as well as for building the foundation of emotional well-being that a person will need to be successful in their personal life. Essentially having respect is the ability to become aware of and [...]

Getting the Kids to Read – Parent-Child Book Clubs

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Parents often struggle with finding ideas to motivate their teens and pre-teens to read more. Though some schools and libraries post independent reading book lists, many students are reluctant to even look at these. What’s a parent to do? One great way to get kids reading, and at the same time continue to strengthen [...]

How to Potty Train Your Child

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A rite of passage for every child is learning how to go to the bathroom unaided. The challenge for parents is to help their children through the process of potty training. Potty training a toddler can be an intimidating and frustrating endeavor. Yet it’s a task every parent must endure. While there is no definitive [...]

How to Raise Tidy Children

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Tidiness is a habit. Whilst it’s true that for some this habit comes naturally, even the messiest children can acquire tidy habits Any habit is established simply by doing the same thing over and over and over again. This repetition creates strong neural pathways that become so entrenched, the conscious mind eventually stops noticing the [...]