Being both an educator and a parent, I have often found it difficult to avoid drawing parallels between educating and parenting: How come some teachers/parents never have to raise their voices to get obeyed and others seem to have to yell to get the slightest attention from their students/children? How come certain teachers/parents seem to […]
4 things every parent should know to build emotional intelligence in their child
We now know that emotions are sensations within the body that enable us to deal with the different emotion-provoking situations that we encounter: Fear helps us to tread more carefully or to avoid certain situations, anxiety draws attention to what needs to be done and can make you work harder to pass that interview or […]
15 discipline mistakes that make it harder to manage your child’s problem behavior
How do you discipline a child who will not listen? Is there a “best way” to discipline children? How can you ensure that your discipline strategy does not harm your child? These are among the questions that many parents struggle with and while there is no one-size-fits-all response, we now know that certain discipline approaches […]
Ten things you can start doing today to make your child ready for school
Emma has a hard time listening and following through on instructions. She constantly appears to be daydreaming and has trouble focusing and concentrating. Benjamin can’t keep still. He often starts things and leaves them midway, and he becomes angry and aggressive whenever things do not go his way. Despite starting school a year ago, Mia […]
5 things emotionally intelligent parents avoid doing
We now know that children’s ability to manage their emotions affects their behavior and their learning outcomes. We also know that environments in which they feel safe to express their emotions and to build their emotional intelligence help promote greater academic, social and psychological outcomes. All the available research on the development of children’s emotional […]