When the environment we are in doesn’t encourage us to blossom
We are a bit like plants, and our children are too. Some environments help us to blossom, and some are more of a struggle. Put us in the right soil, with exactly the right amount of cold, heat, and...
View ArticleWhen your child thinks that ‘everyone’ is against him
I’ve mentioned in a previous post that Curly Headed Boy is struggling with his first year at school a little, but we have a plan in place to work on it, and I promised to mention the different things I...
View ArticleHow Play Dates help with school and bullying
So I have mentioned in a post a few weeks back that Curly Headed Boy wasn’t very happy in reception (first year of school). Last week I explained how I had tackled one of the problems, which is that...
View ArticleWhen the second child is praised for it’s poo, the first child can struggle!
I’ve done a few posts about Curly Headed Boy’s struggles at reception, and the good news is that things definitely seem to be improving. This morning we had a chat, and it appears that his improved...
View ArticleThe Power of a couple of monkeys in giving security
I’ve been sharing my tips for helping your kids when they aren’t happy at school, as Curly headed boy was struggling (he has just started reception). Here is another one of my tips, which has worked...
View ArticleGiving your children confidence by focussing outside of school
So I mentioned a while back that Curly Headed boy wasn’t happy at school and had lost confidence. I’m going to summarise all the steps I took to help him out next week. But first I want to talk about...
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Turning my noisy head off
Why do people have to disagree with us or have a go at us? Do you ever wonder? Wouldn’t it be easier or nicer if it was different? Or if everybody was nice all the time would it actually not work...
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7 Tips For Helping Your Child Enjoy School More
So Curly Headed Boy started in reception last September. I expected it to be a bit tricky, but by the end of the first term he was no happier and it was really affecting him at home. So I’ve been...
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Top Tips For Dealing With Twitter Terriers, Facebook Furies and Blog Bummers
I‘m not here today. I’m over on the BritMums Blog with my summary about dealing with online negativity or bullying. Go check it out, because it has a full description of the summary that I skipped over...
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Anger – what the hell is it all about?
I was chatting with Curly headed boy the other day, as he’d been giving us some serious attitude for a few weeks. He was clearly angry with me, but I couldn’t work out what on earth was the matter. So...
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