August 2017

How To Not Yell At Your Child

I’ve always had a bit of a reputation as someone who is calm and patient, especially with kids. Other people’s kids at least. See, once my son, Jay, came along, that all seems to have changed. No longer am I the person who could put up with whatever might happen. My inner Hulk seems to be constantly looking for excuses to raise his ugly head, and the yelling starts. Fortunately, for both Jay and myself, I’m starting to learn to tame that monster, and I wanted to share some of the techniques I’m using to do that. read more

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5 Things To Know About An Anxious Child

I suffer from anxiety. There I said it, and I’m still here. Sure, my heart’s racing, my breathing’s shallow and I’m starting to sweat quite a bit, but I’m handling it. It’s something I’ve dealt with since childhood and I doubt I’ll ever get over it.

What about the kids out there who are suffering from it now though? What can we as parents do to help them? It’s a bit late for me, but if you have a child who’s suffering from anxiety, here are a few things I wish people around me had known while I was growing up, and some tips on how to handle it. read more

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Shaping A Child’s Happiness Throughout Life With Parental Affection

It’s 6.30am and I’m standing at the side of the road with Jay, my son, waiting for his school bus to arrive. With his back to me, I slip my arms around his shoulders and kiss the top of his head. It’s become a ritual that we do most days, and something I think we both get something out of. The simple act of affection, physical contact, gives us a bond that I’m hoping will last a lifetime. It’s also something that benefits both of us on a psychological and physical level.

For now I’m going to focus on how it will affect Jay, and can affect all children, in their future lives. read more

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How To Calm An Angry Child

Jay, my son, is a typical child, at least that’s what I tell myself. One minute everything’s fine, and the next, all hell breaks loose. Sometimes I have no idea what happened, all I know is that he’s gone from smiling and happy, to a monster in boy clothes.

Fortunately, over the last few months we’ve been able to reduce the times he loses his cool, and when he does he’s no longer the monster he was. How did we do it, I pretend to hear you ask? We talked to him and gave him alternative ways to handle his emotions. Part of which was the way we deal with him and what we say. Below are some of the phrases that my wife, SO, found from Psychologist Renee Jain, and that we have been trying to use when needed. read more

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