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Childrens Party Food the Healthy Alternative
Article by Jennifer Whitlock Food additives, preservatives, colourings, sugar…hyperactivity! With three very active boys of my own, I try to have healthier birthday parties for my children. It never ceases to amaze me how sugar and additives can affect children’s behaviour. A few weeks ago,...
Understanding Biting in the Early Years
Introduction Biting in the early years is not different from hitting, throwing things, pushing, pulling hair, or any other aggressive behavior. Some biting can be benign and transient, but repeated biting has a deeper emotional cause that has to be addressed. A frustrated toddler does...
The Zen bedtime the stress free end to the day
Bedtime Struggles and Solutions Question Bedtime is a struggle in our family. The younger one won’t stay in bed without me, and by the time she falls asleep I do too. The older one thinks that bedtime means running and screaming time. How can I...
How to connect with your misbehaving child
Understanding and Connecting with Children’s Behavior Introduction “If there is anything we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.” – Carl G. Jung The Innocence of Children’s...
LOTUS BIRTH – A Gentle Beginning
by Sam Pearson Introduction Lotus Birth is the practice of leaving the umbilical cord uncut after the third stage of labour so that the baby remains attached to both cord and placenta until they naturally separate from the umbilicus. This practice, named after the woman...
The Power of Positive Reinforcement in Parenting
A Brief Overview of Positive Rewarding Positive reinforcement is essentially a strong psychological concept that includes adding a rewarding stimulus after a desired behavior. Positive reinforcement builds on success and celebrates it, in contrast to punishment, which tries to reduce behavior, or negative reinforcement, which...
The Role of Sports in Child Development
A Brief Overview of the Role Sports Play in a Child’s Development Children’s growth in the physical, psychological, and social dimensions is supported by the foundation that sports lay. Sports are vital to children’s holistic development. It’s an essential component of raising resilient, self-assured, well-rounded...
Understanding the Benefits of Family Therapy
Family Therapy Overview In the middle of the 20th century, family therapy—a revolutionary subset of psychotherapy—emerged, completely altering the way mental health practitioners perceive and address psychological pain. It is based on the idea that family background must be taken into account in order to...
The Importance of Pediatric Dental Care
An Overview of Pediatric Dentistry The complete oral health of children from birth to adolescence is covered by pediatric dentistry care. It’s a specialty area that emphasizes teaching and preventing good oral hygiene practices in addition to treating dental problems. It is impossible to overestimate...