When it comes to older children sharing, I have found that the conversation becomes much more complex. The phrase “it’s mine” or “I still need it” might actually be a reasonable arguments that we can’t just gloss over as parents. So, how can we help our older children to see the benefits of sharing and […]
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Older kids sharing can have a great impact on your family relationships. But as kids get older, sharing can’t be forced or simply expected. Parents need to help older children to understand the value of sharing in building positive and healthy relationships with their siblings, peers and friends. Here is our story… You can read
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Older kids sharing brings a more complex power dynamic that often doesn’t have a simple right or wrong answer. But the ability to still be able to share your ‘stuff’ as you get older is a life skill that shouldn’t be ignored just because your kids are now tweens or teenagers. Sharing is a vital
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A big part of building independence in children is letting them walk to and from home alone. And a question that a lot of us ask is what age do you let them stretch the boundary and take that step? As a general rule, most Primary Schools start letting children leave school unaccompanied around the age
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Children getting lost can be every parent’s worst nightmare. But learning how to navigate and find your way back are vital life skills for your older children to learn. And it can also be great fun! Here is our story… You can read the first part of this story here… Why Getting Lost is Good
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Finding ways to build independence in older kids can be tricky. And getting lost is a big one. Everyone will experience getting lost. But learning how to cope and problem-solve under pressure are excellent life skills. At some point we are going to have to give our older children the opportunities to get lost and
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