We know that play is a child’s work.The best play provides opportunities for fun, and also chances to build intelligence. Because good play has the power to help children laugh through fears and address their issues, and get connected to … Continue reading
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Five Positive Things You Can Do To Promote Sharing On Playdates
Parenting can be all encompassing. It can seem to take us an age to figure out what we can accept and what our boundaries are at home, and then bam! We have to leave the house. What happens when your … Continue reading
Power Play: What to Do When Play Turns Bad
By Heidi Grainger Russell Children’s playful giggles and laughter can soon boil over and frenzied excitement erupts into power struggles, arguments and aggression. So how can you step in safely to diffuse a play situation headed south? Hand in Hand’s Heidi Grainger Russell explains … Continue reading
Diffusing the Tension on a Playdate by Being Silly!
This really helped each boy to feel more confident and in control and not so tight and stuck in being able to share the chair and other toys with each other during the playdate.
Setting Limits: Learning to Play With a Friend
When my son was around four, he had a hard time with playdates. He desperately wanted to play with other children, but these play times would quickly end in conflict. In particular, if a child came to our house, my … Continue reading
Helping my Son’s Friend “Unroll” his Feelings
My 3-year old son and his slightly younger friend had a play date at our house. There was a bowl with a snack roll in it made of grains and fruit. Frank picked a muesli roll, as he was hungry. … Continue reading
How To Reassure Your Child During a Melt Down
Our children need us to be open to the intensity and the power of the feelings they are having. They need us to fully hear how hard it is.
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