It's back to school time of the year again, and I would like to share some favourite articles to help parents to help their children with this transition. 1.How to get your family out the door in the morning in a good moodThis article by Dr Laura Markham gives some wonderful tips on how to have a peaceful morning so that everyone can start their morning on a good footing. Read Dr Markham's tips here 2.How to get your child to talk about their day at schoolIt is so frustrating when we ask are children how their day at school was, and they give us the typical one word answer "fine", or simply say "nothing" when we ask what they did. This article contains some excellent tips on how to open the gates of communication, with lots of specific examples of after school conversation starters 3.A beautiful story to help young children say goodbye to their parent in the morning without tearsThe Kissing Hand is a beautiful story which helps children to feel their parent's love, and take it along with them to give them confidence when they go to gan or school 4.Understanding children's challenging behaviours at schoolIn this article, author Mona Delahooke explains how childrens' misbehaviour signifies something deeper that is going on with the child. Rather than simply disciplining, we need to address what is going on for the child beneath the surface, in order to solve the problem.This is the underlying approach that guides my work with children and parents in my play therapy clinic. If you would like to read more about how play therapy and parent counselling can help a child with challenging behaviours, you are welcome to read about how play therapy works, on my website here 5.Self care tips for parentsIn this article, my colleague Liba Lurie from the Motherhood in the Making Community shares valuable tips for moms to remember to take care of themselves too, when their kids transition back to school.
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7/11/2023 09:23:58 am
Helping children communicate their thoughts, feelings, and develop problem solving skills all through play!
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AuthorAndy Berg is a Registered Psychologist , and Registered Play Therapist.She works as a play therapist in Beit Shemesh, Israel ArchivesCategories |