Useful Tips
Here are our "Top Ten" Positive Parenting Tips.
* Acknowledge how your children feel - put yourself in their shoes
* Build confidence and self-esteem - a little praise every day
* Praise the positive – ‘catch’ good behaviour
* Give them responsibility and encouragement
* Listen to your children – ‘hear’ what they have to say
* Give them TIME - your time, their time, together time
* Develop open communication, help them to talk with you
* Connect with your children – enjoy doing things together
* Be assertive and be a good role model
* Look after yourself – so you are better able to look after them
Enjoy your family and have fun!
"a child needs four hugs a day to survive and sixteen to grow"
Tip of the Week
Ideas provided by parents which have proved to work for them
Billericay held its annual "Teddy Bears Picnic in the Park" recently and it proved to be a very enjoyable and successful event. We had magic flubber for children to play with and have had requests for the "recipe". A degree from Hogwarts is not required so give it a try!