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Teach Your Kids the Real Key to Happiness
When you ask parents what they want for their children, a common word that often comes up is “happiness”. The problem with happiness is that we don’t often know what makes us happy. Some of us think...
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The Psychology of Grit – What it Takes to Get Gritty
In every article I have read about the secret to success, it always comes down to this – to truly be successful, we need more than just brainpower. To be more specific, we need some brains – Malcolm...
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Prevention of Drug Use in Children
Recently, we had an excellent parent workshop at school on the prevention of drug use in children from Kari Yuen, FCD Prevention Specialist. Substance abuse is one of those topics that is always...
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Successful Kids Have Strong Social Skills
Social skills are essential for raising happy and successful children. Now there is even more evidence to support this statement… Source: Pinterest Social Interactions can Enhance Creativity Social...
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How Nature Benefits Our Children
Nature benefits are essential for healthy child development and yet more and more children are spending less and less time outdoors. Source: Pinterest In his book Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv...
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Brainchild Book Launch
On Friday 3 June 2016, I launched my book Brainchild at Garden International School. On Becoming a Writer My writing journey began some 30 years ago on an ancient computer known as the Apple IIe but it...
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Adversity – Why Children Need It
Adversity is the mother of progress. – Mahatma Gandhi Image Source: Pinterest There is a breed of parents called the “snowplow” parents who are said to be different from the helicopter parent. Where...
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Raising Readers
There are two things that most people often comment on when they meet my boys: Their reading proficiency Their reading habits The question that commonly follows after that is how I got them to this...
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Children Need to Say “Goodbye” Too
Image Source: PinterestAt our school, families are often coming and going. To help with the transition, our school provided a talk about saying “goodbye” to help families cope with the changes. I have...
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Mindfulness Enhances School Performance
Although the practice of mindfulness meditation has been around for a while, it is only in recent times that it has begun to gain traction in schools. As more research builds up to support the case for...
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Self-Control Precedes Success
“Self-control precedes success” was what one of my school teachers always used to say. The real meaning of the adage used to fly right over the top of my head. It wasn’t until I learned about Walter...
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Mental Toughness and Resilience
Mental toughness and resilience are two qualities that are often on my mind when I think of the kind of attributes I would like my children to develop. So when personal life coach, Clive Leach, came to...
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Preventing Cyberbullying “Right from the Start”
Bullying, in particular, cyberbullying, has become the new nightmare of many a parent living in the digital age. What is it and what can we do about it? Developing Media Literacy When we talk about the...
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Trinity Kids Parenting Series – Raising a Total Child
When I had my first child, I remember thinking, “What did I get myself into? I don’t know the first thing about looking after children, let alone a baby!” It was a state of panic that I was constantly...
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How to be a Parent of Successful Children
Want to know if you’re going to raise a successful child? According to the research, there are 12 key traits that parents of successful children have in common. Business Insider has summarised them...
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Preventing Cyberbullying “Right from the Start”
Bullying, in particular, cyberbullying, has become the new nightmare of many a parent living in the digital age. What is it and what can we do about it? Developing Media Literacy When we talk about the...
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Trinity Kids Parenting Series – Raising a Total Child
When I had my first child, I remember thinking, “What did I get myself into? I don’t know the first thing about looking after children, let alone a baby!” It was a state of panic that I was constantly...
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How to be a Parent of Successful Children
Want to know if you’re going to raise a successful child? According to the research, there are 12 key traits that parents of successful children have in common. Business Insider has summarised them...
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Bullying: Understanding, Responding, Preventing It
Bullying. It’s that “B” word that strikes fear into the hearts of parents. We could do everything in our power to protect our children from it and still fail. Perhaps it is the knowledge of our...
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The Effects of Social Media Influence on Our Children
Jessica Freeman The following article is a guest post from Jessica Freeman. Jessica Freeman is a blogger and freelance writer from Sydney, Australia. She enjoys covering various topics, from education...
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