Make time for family fun!
For your Family Day weekend, why not plan a family fun activity together? Make a homemade pizza together and watch a movie (with all other devices off), take a walk together around the neighbourhood and play ‘I Spy,’ or try a board game or have a talent show where each family member performs something. The […]
“Although your kids become most important, you will want to figure out ways to maintain your relationship.”.”-Rahel Appiagyei-David
Remember you were together before the kids, and you will be together after they leave. Consider doing dates on a regular basis. Join Family Education Centre’s facilitators Rahel and her husband Ainsley in their podcast series as the have some candid conversations and share their experiences and tips about relationships, children and how they ‘Manage […]
Do not allow yourself to feel guilty because you are a single parent.
Accept the situation and do not spoil your child trying to ‘make up’ for it. Instead, show acts of nurturing and love towards your children (and yourself).
Encouragement recognizes effort rather than accomplishment.
A child does not have to win the game, score the goal, obtain the highest grade, land the main part in the play, or win the competition for you to encourage them.
Time In vs. Time Out
The true purpose of a Time-out is for a child to calm down and think, a foundation for lasting behavioural change. It is not meant to be a punishment.
An understanding of temperament will help you …
…support your children’s emotional needs, foster good behavior, minimize power struggles, and temper tantrums. Learn more about temperament and discover strategies to work with your child by taking our eLearning program, Is This Child Mine? Understanding Your Child’s Unique Temperament.
Take breaks from electronics and create memories during the holidays
Keep the kids busy and engaged by scheduling some time together without cell phones and electronics. Have a board game night, build a snowman family outside, make a pizza from scratch, or play an interactive game like ‘charades’.
Sharing custody of your children over the holidays?
This time of the year can be very difficult for families who are co-parenting in different homes. Acknowledge and validate your child’s feelings throughout the transitioning between your two homes and allow them to enjoy their time with their other parent without feelings of guilt. If your home is feeling empty while they are away, […]
Dreading all the ‘at home’ time your kids will have together over the upcoming holidays?
To help minimize rivalry and fighting amongst your children, speak only to the one child about the behaviour you are concerned with and simply describe what you see. To get more ideas and strategies for dealing with disagreements and squabbling between your children, take our FREE eLearning program, Coping with the Combat: When Siblings Fight. […]
Parenting a grieving child?
Maintain consistent routines and structure as much as possible. Children/youth will need the security, stability and structure of knowing some things have not changed. For more strategies and support ideas to help with parenting and grief, take our FREE eLearning program, Weathering the Storm: Parenting Grieving Children. We also have other free resources that can […]