Strengthening the immune system is something we all think about over the cold season, so you might want to remind yourself of this recipe come January. What caught my attention was “promoting sound sleep!”. What parent isn’t craving a sound sleep from their children? Two- and three-year-old children sleeping less than 10 hours in a [...]
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Power food-Acai berry
April 6, 2009Improve your child’s behaviour… Omega’s!
March 28, 2009Even studies out of Oxford University in the UK have confirmed that Omega 3 Fatty Acids are crucial to improving your child’s behaviour, mood and learning. Even more directly, studies have yielded results pointing to improved concentration, less impulsivity thus improving reading and spelling scores. Dr. Richardson out of Oxford has stated that Fatty Acids [...]
Praise Good Child behaviour
March 23, 2009Here’s a quick tip on increasing your child’s positive child behaviour…. Verbal rewards are extremely valuable. Children love to receive praise and by simply telling them how pleased you are with them you are boosting your child’s self-esteem. Verbal rewards are easy to use and free, yet it is surprising how infrequently they are used. [...]
Is playfighting okay? Part Two of “Exploring Human Aggression”
March 19, 2009Now, I’ve always wondered about play fighting. My daughter and son engage in this activity nightly prior to bed as part of their goodnight dad ritual. As an outsider looking in, I can see three advantages. Kids learn, who’s stronger, they learn what’s acceptable and lastly they learn the limits of others. But what’s most [...]
Why does my toddler hit?
March 9, 2009This has got to be one of the most common threats to household harmony. Mom or dad is making dinner, folding clothes and talking on the phone with the age old themed music of siblings battling it out in the background. Sibling rivalry is a topic on its own that i’ll discuss in the near [...]
