No matter how hard parents try to protect their children from having dreadful experiences, it is the nature of life, that almost all children go through such experiences anyway. Common dreadful experiences that children can experience include accidents and natural …
In many families with more than one child, quarrels, arguments or fights between the children in the family are common. This is often called sibling rivalry, because the assumption is that these disputes are caused by jealousy or envy. This …
Celebrating When you and your child both feel, that a new skill has been successfully acquired, it’s time to celebrate in the way, that you planned and agreed. Celebration reinforces learning and changes the way your child is perceived by …
We never stop learning. As soon as your child has mastered a new skill, they can start learning another. Moving on to learn the next new skill signals to your child, that they have overcome a challenge, and that they’re …
Another way of reinforcing a newly-learned skill is to discuss with your child how they could help or support another child, who also needs to learn that same skill. When children help other children learn something they have learned, this …
If, having successfully acquired a skill, your child suddenly loses or forgets it so that the problem behavior returns, don’t worry overmuch. This is very normal. To help them begin using the skill again or even quickly relearn it, gently …
Not "setbacks" but "forgetting" Children seldom learn skills in one go. Even if they are very motivated it often happens that they sometimes do the thing they were not supposed to do. This, the return of the problem behavior, is …
Let your child decide Ask your child how they want you and their other supporters to praise them when they practice their new skill, and also when they successfully demonstrate it. Sometimes children are uncomfortable about being praised in public. …
To acquire a skill, children need to practice it. Practicing works best when it is fun and rewarding. Practicing through demonstration Children usually get most pleasure out of practicing skills when they’re able to show you how good they are …