NLP4Kids Blog
Self-belief in children is crucial, as it determines what they think they can and can’t do. A lack of self-belief can limit the things they do or even try to do and it generally leads to poor results. Whereas children with a strong self-belief in themselves will[…]
Read MoreA child with a healthy self-esteem is one who generally has a can do attitude. He/she is willing to give things a go and feels good about themselves. In contrast, a child with poor self-esteem has a hard time finding solutions to problems and when faced with new[…]
Read MoreI first heard the question “How do you eat an elephant?” about two decades ago in my corporate life. “One bite at a time” seemed an uninspiring answer for an ambitious marketer looking out for the latest hot management theory. Little did I know, it would become one[…]
Read MoreMore schools are becoming aware of the importance of helping children transition from primary to secondary school and how vast the change in environment can feel for some pupils. There is often some distinct sensory differences between the two environments. Primary schools tend to be quieter, with less[…]
Read MoreThere was once a news article in the London news in which they were studying the prices people paid for abstract art. As an experiment, they got some very young children (under the age of 5) to create some paintings. The paintings were of the same quality as[…]
Read MoreThere’s a great Ted Talk by Mellody Hobson in which she talks about equality and diversity. In the video she acknowledges the solution to the Small Pox epidemic, as coming from a dairy farmer. Can you image all of the scientists and health leaders coming together to try[…]
Read MoreBooks can take us to another land. They have the potential to evoke an imagination that brings the unreal to life and can captivate the hearts and minds of even the most uninterested readers. Great storytellers have been sharing their surreal worlds with young minds for centuries. And[…]
Read MoreThe Times and the NSPCC joined forces to release a video to help parents talk to their children about terrorism. This was prompted by over 370 young people contacting Childline to discuss their concerns following the Paris attacks in November 2015. You can see the video at: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/nspcc/[…]
Read MoreMaths is still considered to be one of the most challenging subjects (and yet most important), taught in schools today. What makes maths so difficult to grasp? Part of the problem is hereditary and I don’t mean in the genetic sense. Many young people have inherited their parents[…]
Read MoreSome children do not grow up with the stability of family life. Although orphanages no longer exist in the UK in the way they used to (children would now tend to be fostered, adopted or placed in children’s homes) there are still orphanages elsewhere in the world. In[…]
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