Children’s meltdowns and tantrums…. If you’re a parent or teacher, you’ve possibly seen them a hundred times. You’ve listened to your 3-year-old scream for an hour because it was time to turn the TV off. You’ve wrangled your 6-year-old who lay crying on...
When a child is defiant, angry, and emotionally overwrought, the decisions you make and the response you give will not only impact your relationship with your child but also affect the chances of that behaviour happening again. While seems obvious that most children...
The old saying “children are like a sponge” is so true when it comes to teaching kids to be kind. Kids learn ethical values by watching the actions of adults they respect.They also learn values by thinking about ethical dilemmas with adults, such as “Should I invite...
A psychologist who works with children on Sydney’s northern beaches says that while it is normal for children to occasionally become bored with one another, time spent with siblings is an important part of building family relationships and teaching kids...
It may not surprise you to know that, if we want our children to be kind, moral and caring people, we need to raise them that way. According to the team at Harvard University’s Making Caring Common Project ¹, there are three key ways to encourage your child to show...
