Early Childhood Insights

MANNERS THAT KIDS SHOULD KNOW - I couldn't agree more!

http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2015/03/guidelines-for-manners-to-teach-kids/

Another reason why tummy time and crawling are such important skills for babies!!




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Attention is a primal need that every child is going to seek. If a child is “attention seeking” then they have a need that they are communicating through behaviour and they need your attention to help. As we meet our kid’s need and redirect them when they ask for it in not so favourable ways, we are teach them how to get and give positive attention that is required in all health relationships.

More information on my blog:

https://www.thetherapistparent.com/post/attention-seeking-should-not-be-ignored

Via Benjamin Mizrahi MA, EdM, Special Educator and Family Coach 💙

Quote of the Day

I’m pretty sure keeping myself calm while my child is not calm, is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. J. Milburn⁣
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Oh I had no idea how hard this would be. It actually was much easier when I worked in child care so I really thought “I got this.” Spoiler alert: I didn’t have any clue how to regulate myself when my child was dysregulated. But I’ve learned over the years and now I share those tools and insights with other parents. Our own children bring up triggers that we had no idea were lurking beneath the surface.⁣
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Learn more about this in my latest 📖👇⁣
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Finding Your Calm: A Responsive Parents Guide to Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation⁣
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Link: https://responsiveparentinginspirations.com/products/finding-your-calm-paperback-version
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Unfortunately, a lot of parents still believe it’s their child’s behaviour that needs to change, but most often, it is actually the parent’s reaction to the behaviour that needs to change first.

In a lot of cases, parents actually need to change their reaction to their child’s behaviour, if they want the behaviour to change. But what they will find through that journey is often more empathy for their child, a greater emotional capacity for their child’s emotional needs. It often begins as a pursuit to change behaviour and ends up in a deeper understanding of our child’s behaviour and our own.

Want to start this journey?

Learn more about this in my latest book 👇
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Finding Your Calm: A Responsive Parents Guide to Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation⁣⁣ 👇

https://responsiveparentinginspirations.com/products/finding-your-calm-paperback-version