by Karen | Apr 25, 2019 | Positive Communication
Your child is always saying “yes” to something. It may sound like a “no” to you or to what you are wanting but there is always a “yes”. If you can find that “yes” and acknowledge it your child will be more inclined to...
by Karen | Apr 25, 2019 | Emotional Intelligence
Every challenge is an opportunity to create a script for your child to use in their future interactions. What script can you offer them for difficult emotions like stress, anger, guilt or jealousy? Firstly, you can give them a vocabulary of feelings to help them to...
by Karen | Apr 25, 2019 | Emotional Intelligence, featured
“Mum, Fred did x”, “Mum, Sarah did y”. Sound familiar? You, I’m afraid to say, have created this scenario by being the referee, they are looking to you for resolution. The objective here is to hand the responsibility back to your...
by Karen | Apr 25, 2019 | Physical Self-Care
COFFEE AS LOVER Coffee gives your that happy buzz. Coffee is a psychoactive drug that stimulates the central nervous system. It affects dopamine reabsorption in the brain similar in effect to cocaine but milder. Coffee makes you feel awake. Adenosine, a compound that...
by Karen | Apr 25, 2019 | Emotional Intelligence
A child has an innate ability to release tension, either by laughing or crying (for the latter please read my post on Positive Emotional Releases). Laughter is fantastic to bring in when you are facing a tense situation. Playing the clown is one way you can encourage...
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