Something useful that children can learn about emotions is that they have different strengths. Much of the time our emotions…
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The birds and the bees and all that stuff! Why it’s important to talk.
‘The stork of taboo!’ The idea of children (and young people) learning about sex and relationships appears to cause a…
Books to help grown ups have difficult conversations with little people
Not a proper post but this is what I aim to achieve with my books but I also assume the…
Kids and Worrying
Some children worry more than others and you will know if your child is prone to feeling anxious or not.…
Correcting misdemeanors!
One effective behaviour management technique that I use with the children I teach part-time in a Pupil Referral Unit (children…
How are you feeling today? by Molly Potter
I love this little book of mine because it is a simple (and therefore easy to use) way of helping…
Face the negative emotions
In a world where we are bombarded with smiley faces in TV adverts, shop windows, magazines and social media, it…
Emotional Literacy
Emotional literacy is an incredible key to opening up self-awareness. Our emotional responses in many cases can give us clues…
Self-esteem
Self esteem has had a fair amount of focus in recent decades and yet the understanding about what it is…
Helping your child to make up again after a fall out: splitting
Children fall out and make up all the time and in the main, it’s usually best to let them find…
Attention and behaviour management!
If you put your child in a room FULL of toys and sat in it with him or her, YOU…
The symptoms of anger
SOME OF THE MORE COMMON SYMPTOMS OF ANGER Now this might sound daft but teaching children about the symptoms of…