Chores are an unfortunate consequence of daily life and teaching kids how to do them can give a sense of responsibility and independence as well as feeling like they are important contributors to the family. However, there’s one thing about chores that kids (and us grown-ups) detest – they are boring! So how do you […]
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For too long, there was a common assumption that intelligence is fixed, immutable, and unchangeable. This resulted in an education system that largely focused on praising those at the “top” of the ladder, and failing to push children to achieve their full potential. In recent years, however, the theory has changed. An increasing body of
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We have all heard and read stories about the child genius, who came up with a computer algorithm, or business idea, or cool skateboarding accessory, and became a child millionaire as a result. These stories circulate around classrooms and schoolyards faster than the latest baseball results, and fill kids’ heads with inspiration, ambition and …
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Even as adults, we will often be placed into scenarios in which we find it difficult to control our anger. Despite the fact that we have had time to learn about our emotions over the years, and have learnt our own mechanisms to keep ourselves calm, sometimes it can seem almost impossible to be able
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From an early age, we manifest one of two mindsets, a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. Both have an exponential effect on how children are shaped in how they view themselves and how they deal with behaviors, successes, and failures. Not only does having a growth mindset or fixed mindset shape young minds, but
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Children of all ages can get stressed, frustrated, irritable and upset, and when this happens it can be very difficult as a parent to know how best to help them. Whether you have a teenager who is struggling to cope with their emotions, or a threenager who is throwing their toys about the room, knowing
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Growing up, we face a variety of challenges that we don’t always know how to solve. How we feel about these problems ranges from slightly confused, to stressed out and upset. And as parents, it’s understandable to want to solve every problem for our children to prevent this from happening to them. However, we shouldn’t
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The importance of social and emotional learning is being recognized more and more these days. School is no longer thought of as a place for academic development alone, but a space where children can learn about their relationship with themselves, each other and the wider world. Learning about social responsibilities, social acceptance and social interactions,
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As I’m sure you are aware, finding Family night ideas for your entire family to enjoy can be a tiring, almost impossible task. If you have children at different ages, it can be frustrating to find something for your family to do together that they will all have fun taking part in: if you pick
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As a child is developing, they learn by taking in everything around them – including (and potentially, most importantly) the things that they hear. If a kid is told negative things about themselves, it is more likely that they will come to view themselves (and the world around them) negatively. Equally, if a child is
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