As parents, helping your children tap into their passions and talents is one of the greatest gifts you can give them. It is always a good time to get involved in activities to encourage your children’s gifts, talents and abilities. Making your children passionate about what they have to offer the world and knowing who…
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How To Raise Children With Emotional Intelligence
As parents, it is your responsibility to raise children who have emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is actually not as complex as you might think that it is. In simple terms, Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify and manage one’s own emotions, as well as the emotions of others. It means you are making emotions…
15 Ways to Stay Connected with Your Grandchildren
A lot has been said about how COVID-19 affects the health of older generations. Many grandparents feel cut off from one of their greatest joys in life, their grandchildren. Here are some ways for grandparents to stay connected with their grandchildren. Since the end of March 2020, 69% of grandparents have not met their new…
8 Elements Needed to Flourish in the Digital Age
The 2nd Annual Digital Wellness Day will be celebrated on May 7th, 2021; where its mission is to help individuals, communities, and organizations with research-based tools and strategies to flourish in a digital age. Digital Wellness has emerged as a new concept, reflecting the increasing need for more balance; in how digital technologies are integrated into every…
6 Ways To Help Your Kids Beat FOMO
FOMO is the fear of missing out and this can happen to anyone. However, when it comes to our kids and social media, there is a need to help them beat the negative side of FOMO. The negative sides of being online can have dire effects on a child’s mental health. Since the advent of…
How To Prepare Gen Z For Employment Changes
They say change is the only constant in life. Everything around us seems to be taking on a new form; landlines have become smart phones, paper maps are now mobile GPS, newspapers are now news alerts on your phone, movie rental stores are now Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc. There is change in every sector…
The Bad Sides of Parenting FOMO and How to Avoid Them
Parenting FOMO is defined as parents who suffer from a fear of missing out and use their children as their fix! Are you a parent who wants to buy them everything to seem cool and on-trend? Or perhaps you are having children because everyone else is and you just want to be accepted because of…
An Educationist View on The Reality of Autism
A mother recounted how she was discouraged by her relatives when she wanted to investigate if something was wrong with her son. Her mother instincts had given her cause for worry as she noticed some developmental delays. Her relatives and even her husband were not willing to consider the possibility something was wrong. This was…
How To Win The Internet Struggle With Your Child
If you are a parent today, the question of how to win the internet struggle with your child is real. We cannot avoid it, we cannot ignore it, what we must do is create balance for our children and for ourselves. This is why I love this letter a mum shared with her child as…
Understanding Your Child’s Developmental Milestones From Age 0-24 Months
Developmental milestones are things most children can do by a certain age. How a child plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves offer important clues about your child’s development. There are certain developmental stages that a child is expected to go through as he/she grows. These stages are important to mark various milestones a child is…