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Friendships and social skills
Making friends can be harder for some kids than others but there are ways you can help develop your child's social skills to ensure they can build healthy friendships now and in the future.
Making friends can be harder for some kids than others but there are ways you can help develop your child's social skills to ensure they can build healthy friendships now and in the future.
Helping children understand why their grandparent can no longer remember their name is a hard conversation to have, but here are ten practical tips to help guide you.
It would be easy to believe, if you pay attention to the media, that Australian children are in poor shape.
If you suspect your child has a questionable friend, here are some tips on how to deal with it.
“Telling your child that she owes someone a hug can set the stage for her questioning whether she ‘owes’ another person any type of physical affection," the organisation says.
Go get the tissues...
If there's one important thing I've learnt, it's this: trauma doesn't end when the relationship ends.
In a time of uncertainty, this is what I want for my children.
It has given me a sense of purpose I had previously lacked.
Christmas is a time of family. It's a sentiment I've always embraced, until now.
I've grown attached!
Something happens when your child turn ten-years-old.
I always saw myself having three children. I don't really know why exactly, but I do know that as the younger of two, I always wished there was an extra option to play with when I was growing up. My brother and I didn't always get on, and I yearned for a sister to gossip and share clothes with. My mythical sister would be my best friend, and even though she never existed, I missed her.
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