Child risk taking behaviour can be source of major panic and stress for parents. We want to keep our children safe. But at each development stage, children need to spread their wings and that will always come with risky behaviours. From crossing the road to climbing trees, kids will want to test their physical and […]
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Kids risk taking can be a worry for every parent. We worry that they will put themselves in dangerous situations or get hurt physically or emotionally. We often want to step in too soon when our parent danger alert system goes into overdrive. But kids risk taking doesn’t always end badly. Here is our story…
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
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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