We’ve all read the stats. Eating dinner together with our children helps with everything from language skills and emotional resilience, to avoiding drink, drugs and obesity, and scoring better grades in school later on. So we juggle our schedules, shop … 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
9 Steps to Beat Boredom With Connection [INFOGRAPHIC]
What happens to you when your child announces “I’m bored?” Despite research telling us that boredom is actually good for children – it can help foster creativity and independence – most of us try to rush into a solution when we … Continue reading
When Life Gives You Lemons, Try Play: A Playful Solution Helps Angry Tween
Playlistening with Kristen Volk The outburst happened immediately after my two children’s father brought them to my home. My twelve-year-old son wanted to use his father’s phone, but his sister wouldn’t share it. He screamed, “She always gets her way!” Then … Continue reading
Play Helped When My Child Acted Helpless
Kristen Volk on Playlistening My daughter was a very capable girl at eight years old. She was smart, strong, clever, and so resourceful. But at the same time, she sometimes acted helpless. As a single parent, it would drive me … Continue reading
When Your Family Doesn’t Like How You Parent
By Zsuzsanna Egry My three year old daughter is used to being listened to and being allowed to voice her opinion. However, this was near unacceptable to my mother. Since my mother often takes care of her (thank you, mum) … Continue reading
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