One trick that has always worked for me and my clients is to tell the kids what they CAN do, instead of telling them just what not to do, so there is no confusion.
Kids mostly love to please their elders, hence showing them how they can, would really help them.
In this scenario the main goal is to model gentle behaviour in front of them, something which they would copy or at least start to register consciously.
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School: Story of a little girl who proved that it’s never too difficult to achieve your goals.
When I spoke to #mybigmuffin and discussed this, she had just one thing to say – “Mama, we can do this’. She had a great confidence in her tone and I felt so proud of her.
How to help your child succeed at preschool
Here is a list of a few things that I feel are important to help my child succeed in school??? Its evident that the family’s involvement in young children’s education may contribute not only to a smooth transition to elementary school for children, but also for parents, by helping to prepare them for later involvement in their children’s learning.
Breastfeeding : The toughest choice I had to make as a second time mother
I breastfed my first child for 2 years and the second one for 1.6 years.
I was not worried about how the world would react to it, all I cared about was how I would judge myself for doing it.
Meaning of Sorry taught without making our daughters say Sorry
Sorry?
We don’t make our daughters say ‘Sorry’!
In this post you will find what we do instead.
Time and again I have seen and I’m too sure you must have too… a child runs past and almost knocks down another child, screaming an unapologetic ‘Sorry’ and runs off to continue playing.
Children are often taught to say ‘Sorry’ way before they are capable of feeling sorry for any of their actions. Does this sound familiar to you?
Dining out with kids – When to start
Dining out with the kids and the trick that helped me get started.Dining out with the kids can be overwhelming for most parents and since I keep getting queries related to this I thought of sharing about our journey. In this post I have shared how it all began for us.
Shy child? Stop feeling sorry for her
Lets all pledge to stop tagging our own or others’ kids as ‘ a SHY child’. Lets stop making a hue and cry over our child having her ‘SHY’ moment. Let’s not judge our kids or others’. Lets just let the kids enjoy the beautiful phase they are in.
12 Fun LAUGH-OUT-LOUD Reads to have a laughing session with your child
Have you come across a book for your child that made you fall down laughing?
I am sure that’s a rare case !!!
Yes!! There are definitely some fun books that would make you laugh out loud!!! If you are looking to have a fun laughing session while reading with your young ones, read on.
Here are some books that will definitely make you laugh your lungs out:
Here are the best Read aloud Books for your 0-3 year old muffin
Make sure you practice reading out aloud (which a skill, trust me!!), with your little muffin. It’s a skill to be able to draw attention of a child, by changing your volume, pace or voice.
You should pay attention to what you are reading. Make sure you reflect the drama and emotions through your voice. These emotions would also be visible on your face. The best trick here is to act silly.
Don’t Say this to anyone’s Child
Being a mother must have made you hear a lot of comments from people about your baby, be it from your loved ones, or from strangers walking besides you on the street. I am sure most of the times we just laugh over a few comment, address a few other comments or a few comment makes you wonder why people have an opinion about everything.
Is it a criminal offence to raise an English speaking child in India?
Is it a criminal offence to raise an English speaking child in India? I am not here to judge any language or any country. But have a little request, before we want to judge a family that raise an English speaking child, let’s judge our educational system first, let’s change the environment at work places. And if we can’t change all that,then let’s respect the parents who are making an extra effort to help their child survive and excel in this English oriented world.
A daughter has a solution for all her mom’s problems
Mom now I know what u mean when u say “a daughter has a solution for all her moms problems”… U r so right mom…
My little muffin- is a Headstrong baby
Mom: “baby sing rain rain go away”
Baby: ” no mumma, I like rain, I won’t”
My headstrong baby