Picture this. You and your child are in a park. Your child runs to the kids play area to sit on the swing. Without provocation, another kid who is nearby pushes your child away and sits on the swing. Your child is shocked and starts crying. What would you do? I am sure that nothing ignites a parents protective instincts faster than that of their child being hurt, especially if he or she has been hurt by another kid. Your…
Today, we are in the practice of labelling and organizing things, at home or work places. Attaching labels to boxes and containers are effective organizing strategies. However, we as parents do tend to knowingly or unknowing attach labels to our kids as well. This can be counterproductive and leave a negative effect on children. As parents, we find ourselves labelling our children all the time. Most often we add adjectives, positive or negative, to our children when we address them…
Emotions are feelings that people experience. Emotions have a great impact on the thought process and behavior of people. Our decisions and actions are highly influenced by our feelings. In order to help our children lead a happy, well balanced life we need to teach them, how to control their emotions. Controlling emotions, means being able to manage your feelings in such a way that helps you complete tasks and achieve goals. Teaching children to control their emotions in a…