Expert reveals that praising your child is sometimes a bad thing
Telling a child they’re the best might seem like a good thing, but it can backfire. Hands up whose child is regularly told they’re the best boy/girl in the house. Laura Markham, author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids explained to Today’s Parent that children who hear these phrases begin to internalise that they should be […]
5 years ago
Mindfulness for children: How exactly do you master it?
It can boost mental wellbeing.
8 years ago
Why pampering your child is setting them up for failure
In an extreme statement, intended to underscore his concern, the imminent psychiatrist Alfred Adler once stated: “I believe [pampering children] is one of the greatest evils of mankind.” Adler knew that children who are pampered grow up to live in a different world than all other people. Adler also stated that the pampered child is […]
10 years ago
Child psychologist David Carey on cyberbullying – what do we really know?
The proliferation of social media has made instant communication available to children, adolescents and adults, but it is undeniable that a new form of bullying behaviour has emerged alongside the new technology. Commonly referred to as cyberbullying, we now know that children and adolescents (as well as adults) can be harassed, threatened, intimidated, embarrassed and […]
10 years ago
It’s now possible to predict a child’s reading level years in advance
By measuring brainwaves, it is possible to predict what a child’s reading level will be years in advance. Researchers Sarah Laszlo and Mallory Stites from Binghamton University in New York, measured the brain activity of children and then compared it to their school report cards, their vocabulary and other signs of reading success two years later. […]
10 years ago
Toddler Tantrums: How You React Affects How They Behave
This video of two-year-old Piper divided opinion
12 years ago