Tip of the Week – January 9 to 13, 2023
Know your budget and have a list before you go into the grocery store. Shop the outer perimeter of the grocery store first for your healthy essentials. Check the discount racks for healthy items. Shop the inner aisles for remaining items on your list but be sure to distinguish between needs and wants. How are […]
Starting the year out with some self-care
Busy parents often take care of everybody else’s needs except their own. Admittedly, it can be hard to find time to do the things you love and need to do for yourself. Commit to just ten minutes a day to do one small thing for you. It’s a start and may be eventually you will […]
Tip of the Week – December 26 to 30, 2022
If you are separated or divorced and are co-parenting your child, accept the other parent’s differences and role with your child but stay connected and on the same side over the bigger, more important issues. Listen to other parents’ challenges and successes while co-parenting and discover some fantastic strategies that can help you support your […]
Tip of the Week – December 19 to 23, 2022
Grief can cause you to slow your life down for a bit. Take time out to tend to your grief. Lower your expectations of yourself and carve out some time each day to acknowledge and express your grief. Looking for some ideas for activities to do with your grieving child? Click here for more resources.
Tip of the Week – December 12 to 16, 2022
Parenting a grieving child? Be honest with them. Provide truthful information that is age appropriate. Use clear, concrete language, and do your best to answer their questions. If you don’t know the answer, tell them this. Perhaps you can seek an answer together. If there is no definite answer, help them accept this. Looking for […]
Tip of the Week – December 5 to 9, 2022
Many parents feel anxious or ashamed that they can not always provide their children with all their wants and wishes. Be kind to yourself and remember that parenting is so much more than what you can buy. It is about guiding, spending time, giving them all your attention, role modeling, and supporting them through their […]
Tip of the Week – November 28 to December 2, 2022
Although the concept of self-care is well reported as having many benefits, it is not always easy for busy parents and caregivers to find time. Try to carve out just 10 minutes at a time to look after yourself so that you can better look after others. It could be as simple as taking a […]
Tip of the Week – November 21 to 25, 2022
Rather than solving your child’s problem for them, encourage them to list their options for solutions and then help them assess each choice and the possible consequences and then guide them in narrowing down the ideas to try one of their solutions. Discover problem solving skills by taking our eLearning course, Whose Problem is This? […]
Tip of the Week – November 14 to 18, 2022
Did you know that structuring the environment for a young child is one way to discipline them? Because ‘discipline’ is actually about teaching and guiding rather than ‘punishing’, when you create a safe place for your child to play and learn, you are disciplining. Learn more about discipline by taking our eLearning course, Keys for […]
Tip of the Week – November 7 to 11, 2022
There seems to be more stress in everyday life than ever before, and children are also feeling this. A few healthy but simple strategies you can encourage your child to use in coping with stress include taking a break from the thing that is causing the stress, playing with a pet, and doing a hobby […]