Parentingideas offer positive parenting tips on child development for raising children and teenagers to be happy and resilient and building strong families. This week's Insights article is:
Managing the Mother Load
Modelling self-kindness
10 confidence-building ideas - Here are 10 ways to build confidence in your kids so they can take their place in the world.
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10 ways to get kids in a good mood - An underestimated feature of emotional intelligence is the ability to shift moods. An emotionally smart person consciously knows what to do to put him or herself in a better mood, or get themselves out of a frump. These are the types of empowering skills that we can teach kids. This poster features 10 healthy ways for kids (and adults) to put themselves into a better mood when the need arises.
Previous Insights:
The power of sorry
A flexible approach to raising kids
Give kids a thumbs up for the right things
Parenting in challenging times
Goodbye Primary School hello Sec School
Hopeful kids are happy kids
Helping your child avoid being cyber bullied
Wellbeing strategies for parents
A topic you can't ignore
Help kids tap into their inner resources
Encourage kids to occupy themselves
Staying the course in COVID times
Maintaining strong family traditions
Standing behind difficult decisions
When kids experience problems at school
Giving kids scripts for social and school success
There are better questions than how much screen-time
What kids learn from their dads
What content are children watching
Collaborative parenting style wins the day during COVID-19
Conquering kids' techno-tantrums
Successfully transitioning students back to school
Charting a new course for kids post COVID-19
Establishing a personal learning centre at home
Expect more from kids in these difficult times
Successful close quarter living
Helping siblings resolve their fights
Leading the way for children during the Coronavirus pandemic
Going beyond the fishbowl
Respectfully breaking the masculinity strait jacket
Parenting in the age of disruption
Managing separation anxiety at school drop offs
Making new friends and staying in touch with old classmates
Spending time with kids: How much is enough?
Why validation is the best parenting skill of all
A taste of falafel and independence
Strengthening kids' self-esteem in a digital world
Are you asking your kids to step up?
Leaving your fathering mark
When relationships go wrong for girls
Protecting your child's online privacy
The loss of healthy rites of passage
Refining your parenting style
Developing leadership skills in your child
How much is too much to tell our kids
Helping kids tolerate discomfort
Managing your child's anxiety
Encouraging healthy attitudes towards women
Creating healthy digital habits in kids
6 tips for parenting anxious kids
Helping children make and keep friends
Mum's the work
Helping kids feel good by doing good
The messages all boys need to hear
Responding constructively to the Christchurch shooting
Balancing extra-curricular activities for flourishing kids
Daily lessons in resilience
There are better questions than "How much screen time?"
Giving kids scripts for social and school success
Unearthing Kids Strengths
Top five strategies to improve your parenting this year
Preventing childhood bullying
Technology holiday guide for parents
Deveoping a resilience mindset
Making a smooth transition to secondary school
Why developing empathy in your child matters
Be careful who you take parenting advice from
How to stop your children from swearing
Help kids develop impulse control
Kids need good men in their lives
How do you show up for your kids
Four critical tools for kids' anxiety management
Overcoming the curse of perfectionism
Let consequences do the talking
Five forgotten skill sets that contribute to student success
Dealing with video game crazes: Fortnite and fanaticism
Developing your child's emotional intelligence
Using screen time to foster kids wellbeing and family fun
Four reasons why your child or teen may be anxious
How to better advocate for your child on the autism spectrum
Fostering healthy sibling relationships
5 ways to validation: showing distressed kids you get it
Talking to kids makes them smart
What to say when kids become anxious
Helping children achieve sustained school success
Understanding your child's anxious behaviour using the ABC method
Getting the screentime balance right
Let kids off the leash for greater confidence and resilience
When kids experience problems at school
Working closely with your child's teacher this year
It's time to talk bullying and autism
Peer time counts big time towards your child's success
Exposing kids to challenges helps prevent anxiety in later life
Video Games: the good, the bad and getting the balance right
The power of gratitude for a happier life
Avoid the pitfalls of labelling kids
How much is too much to tell our kids
Managing Christmas Chaos as a Sole Parent
How independence-building is the pathway to your child's resilience
A parenting for independence audit
Secrets of managing boys' behaviour
How to help kids when you think they are being bullied
Developing independence when it feels positvely risky
Anxiety in Primary School Kids
Staying relevant in a Digital World
Parenting kids through the challenges of change
Parenting the in-between years
Celebrate the marvel of motherhood, not parenthood!
Wellbeing tips for primary school kids
What rules should you have around digital devices
Help kids change their perspective when things go wrong
How to get kids off to school on time without yelling, whining or constantly reminding
Developing independence in primary school
Top 10 parenting tips for school meetings
Moving beyond asking, "What did you do at school?"
Four parenting priorities for 2017
Goodbye Primary - hello Secondary
Making the most of these holidays
Stay sane when travelling with kids
What it means to be an emotionally intelligent parent
BFF Forever: when friendships go sour
Let the consequences do the teaching
Talking to children about sex: when and how
Teach kids how to solve problems
15 Healthy ways to manage emotions
What children learn from Fathers
The pitfall of using other children as benchmarks
Helping kids focus in the age of distraction
When things go wrong at School
Parents and kids sport - would you please behave!
Tolerance: a vital ingredient for your child's success
10 mindsets that will radically improve your parenting
Five ways to know you are over-parenting
Helping kids deal with rejection
Why effective learning starts with a good night's sleep
It's not okay to be away...nor to be late to school
Developing your child's social media scripts
How to move your child from worrier to warrior
The trick to being at your parenting best
Don't threaten, bribe or deal - breathe and act
Why is it valuable to make teens feel older?
Is your Teenager Sleep Deprived
10 Confidence Building Strategies every parent and teacher should know
Creating good study and work habits in secondary school
Stay sane when travelling with kids
Parents using kids as bargaining chips
Talking to kids about sex: when and how
Respectful Relationsips- what do you need to teach your children
Manage like a cat, nurture like a dog
What to say when kids become anxious
Developing your child's social media scripts
The many faces of independence
How to raise a child to be a giver
Which subjects should I choose?
Exploring the New Frontier in Parenting
Maintain a strong relationships with your teen
Build up Frequent Father points
It's time for dads to Speak Up
Do you let your kids amaze you
Teach your kids about time and place