Tag: communication
Getting Well Soon
This is a tricky subject to write about, as it is an area where I have no direct experience. So this article is indented to reach all of the children who would most benefit from reading it, and perhaps too for the parents of unwell children who want[…]
Read moreI Haven’t Got Any Friends
Imagine you could chose your family. That you could custom pick each individual member for their personal qualities and traits that you would most like to have around you in your life. Just consider that you get to have the kind of brother or sister you would have[…]
Read moreWhy Talking Therapies Are So Important For Teenagers
I love my teenage son but, boy, he can be really moody and completely non-communicative (when he feels like it!). He comes home from school and goes straight upstairs to talk to his friends on skype. At best, I get a “can I have something to eat and[…]
Read more5 Ways To Calm Disruptive Children in Schools
When kids realise that someone is rooting for them and you hold to your beliefs…because you KNOW that they can…you carry that belief and ‘act as if’ because…one day they too will begin to believe and they will …because they can! KEY STATISTICS ▪ One in Four (26%)[…]
Read more5 Ways to Increase a Child’s Self Esteem
A 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 moreHow Do You Eat an Elephant?
I 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 moreHelp Your Child To Communicate Effectively
You are communicating all the time, even when you are not physically speaking you are communicating. You can never not communicate; this is why learning good communication skills from a young age is vital in developing healthy relationships with people as you grow up and why we, in[…]
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