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In celebration of March's National Book Month, for today's Parenting Tip, we're today we're going to delve into how to encourage your youngster to enjoy books. Reading and a love of books in all their forms is one of the greatest gifts we can give to our children.  Parenting Tip - Encouraging A Love of Reading Here are our top tips for helping to instill an appreciation of books from an early age:   Foster that love by making regular trips to the public library, and become familiar with the librarians and how the library works.   Get them their own...

To coincide with National Tell A Fairytale Day, today’s tip is all about unleashing your child’s creativity. They say a creative child grows into a creative adult, but how do we encourage our children to open up their imaginations and develop their creative potential during early childhood?   Creativity can't be taught but it can be encouraged. Teaching your child to think outside the box, to delve deep into their imagination, and to develop a creative side are life long skills that will benefit them in every aspect of their lives - socially, emotionally, academically, and professionally!  According to the...

For today's Parenting Tip, we're going to talk about proper, effective communication. We're not necessarily talking about answering the endless "but why?" questions (and if your child hasn't gone through that stage yet, then brace yourself, it's coming!). We're talking about taking the time to explain your decisions so that your child understand the reason behind them.  Parenting Tip - Communication  We’ve all been guilty of saying things like; "don’t do that",  "do this", or a child’s least favorite answer: “because I said so!” without really offering our children a valid explanation as to why. Saying something like: “please don’t kick the ball in...

Teach them while they're young! That's my motto because once they hit their teens, they (think they) already know everything :-). In last week's Parenting Tip, we talked about giving your children age-appropriate options to choose from to help them feel in control and develop decision-making skills. This week we're going to delve into how to give your child a sense of independence by teaching them what to do and by building their self-confidence.  Parenting Tip - Fostering Independence  Children like to feel in control. They like to be given choices and they like to be able to do things for...

So many decisions, so little time! Should you be letting your little one make decisions and is it really that important? Actually yes. Decision-making is a much used skill that is needed throughout their lives. It's not just about what toppings they want on their pizza. It's about teaching their brains how to process decisions and how to make hard choices. So, today's parenting tip is about giving your child choices, but not just any choices. The right choices! Parenting Tip - Select Your Choices Wisely The question often asked is, "how many choices?" Of course the answer is, well, it depends (helpful, I know :)) The...