Media mogul Simon Cowell has reportedly ditched his phone for over ten months, and has been quoted to say the withdrawal from technology has been good for his mental health. Cowell expressed how irritated he was with the quality of interaction he had with those around him, and how – ever since he ditched it […]
Category archives: children
Teaching our children new skills to cope
According to Seth Stephenson-Davidowitz, a data scientist who uses data to draw insights into human behaviour, people are less inclined to tell the truth face to face or in a survey, because of perceived reaction and perception. This means that they are afraid of what people might think of them and hence try to soften […]
Quotes on Parenting
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. The best gift, and investment, you can give your child is your time. When we choose to be parents, we accept another human being as part of ourselves, and a large part of our emotional selves will stay with that […]
Daring children to fail
It seems that we are such a goal-oriented society and measure our progress by the attainment of success, that we have forgotten that in failure there is much to learn to. Think of a child making a Lego set. He or she follows the instructions, and then perhaps after a nunber of steps encountes a […]
Achieving Greatness
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. We often wish for our children to achieve good things in life. Perhaps they have a skill that could be nurtured. Perhaps it could be art, music or drama. Maybe a child shows an engineering bias or a love for machinery, or craftwork. […]
Teaching children the art of conversation
Have you ever had a closed conversation? You know, the type where you try to demonstrate interest in another person, but end up getting rebuffed by short, simplistic answers, which appear to signal irritation and that you are wasting another person’s time by getting in the way of more important activities they would prefer to […]
Why and how to encourage openness to learning
One of the traits that should be inculcated in children is arguably the importance of keeping an open mind. Why is this so? Well, keeping an open mind means being able to enjoy and welcome new experiences, which result in learning something new. Imagine two different children – one goes out of the house to […]
Different Parenting Styles
We often talk about the kind of child we have, but how often do you hear of someone talking about the kind of parents there are? Here are some common types. The Pause Parent Pause Parents somehow manage to stay calm when their children aren’t getting on, even if they’re hurling abuse at each other. […]
Managing Screen Time
If you feel like blaming your children or teens for their fixation on screens, just think of the times when you, as a sensible adult, have stayed up too late, against your better judgement, watching something unmemorable on television. Or the times you’ve been lured into checking out just one more Facebook post or YouTube […]
Some reasons for toddler misbehaviour
Limit-pushing behaviour can confound even the most attuned parent or caregiver. Why would our sweet darling throw her toy at us when we’ve just asked her not to, and then add insult to injury by smirking? Is she evil? Does she have a pressing need to practice throwing skills? Maybe she just hates us… Sensitive, […]