The Importance of Your Involvement In Your Child's Hobbies and School.

It is probably no surprise for you to hear that children who have parents that are involved in their activities are happier, healthier and are well-adjusted little beings. Generally they excel at their extra-curricular pursuits and from an educational point of view it has a direct positive influence on their overall academic achievement as it can also increase their cognitive development and keeps them motivated. Certainly one of the  major benefits is that this strengthens the parent-child relationship. In turn: it can help parents achieve a positive outlook on their parenting, increase their own self-confidence and self-esteem.

Some wise words......

 

Life affords no greater responsibility,
no greater privilege,
than the raising of the next generation.
-C. Everet Koop, M.D.

Communication with your child - The Successful way!

 The communication with your child can be quite a challenge. To have an effective two-way communication between you and your little ones is so important, but at times can be very frustrating.

However, it has become apparent that a healthy two-way line of communication requires the same rules for both parties: the parent as well as the child.

Do you get frustrated with your child when you try and make something clear and their attention isn't entirely focussed on you and what you are saying? Their attention seems to be on something other than the conversation in hand?

 

Does The Education System Kill Creativity?

Have a look at this fantastic You Tube clip from Sir Ken Robinson about the Education system. It really makes you think.......

I especially love these messages he is trying to get accross:
"Creativity is as important as Literacy! We get educated out of creativity"
"If you are not prepared to be wrong, you never come up  with anything original, we are taught that making mistakes is wrong"
"Our job is to help children make something of the future"

What do you think?? Enjoy it and leave you comments below :)

Parenting with Love

As parents, we take our love for our children as a given. But do we consider whether the way we talk to our children communicates that love to them? Many of us have a tendency to use "negatives" when talking with our kids. "Don't do that," "Stop," "No," "If you do that one more time then...." Do these phrases sound familiar?

If so, then it may be time to consider another approach...positive parenting.