Behaviour & Emotions | Pregnancy and Parenting

Whining and how to overcome it

May 19, 2021 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Toddlers

‘Please can I have a pet stick insect?’ ‘I want to eat my dinner in the bath! ‘Why can’t we[…]

Biting: What causes it and How to Stop it

May 6, 2021 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Toddlers

It is a parental shame that many will be familiar with. One minute you are happily chatting to another parent[…]

Anxiety in Children

April 16, 2018 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Teenagers, Toddlers

I remember the first time my anxiety became a problem. I was about 8 years old when my parents decided[…]

Good grief – dealing with the loss of a Grandparent

July 3, 2017 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Life with a Child, Life with a Toddler, Toddlers

The last time I lost a parent, twenty years ago, the grief process led me to a Full Moon Party[…]

To praise or not to praise? (And positive discipline alternatives)

June 13, 2017 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Toddlers

To praise or not to praise? Is this a real question?! How can anybody put a question mark on this[…]

Positive Discipline Guide to Dealing with Tantrums

March 20, 2017 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Toddlers

You are probably reading this because you are blessed with children (your own or the ones in your care) who[…]

What Do You Want for Your Children? A Positive Discipline Introduction to Gentler Parenting

January 26, 2017 weezypops Babies, Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Growth & Development, Teenagers, Toddlers

Parenting is one of those topics that everybody is an expert on, regardless whether they have children, or any experience (or[…]

Listening & Attention

December 21, 2016 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Toddlers

Good listening and attention skills are the foundation of all speech and language development. A child needs to listen to[…]

Avoiding Gender-Sterotyping with Children’s Books

December 21, 2016 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Teenagers, Toddlers

Do you tweet? When we became parents, we found it a quick way to read about interesting parenting ideas, really[…]

Your child and a new baby

December 21, 2016 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Toddlers

Before deciding to try for a second baby and throughout your pregnancy, you will have worried and you will worry[…]

Time Out

December 21, 2016 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Toddlers

“Time Out” is an approach to disciplining your child that enables you to remove the child from a very challenging[…]

Nose Picking

December 21, 2016 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Toddlers

Almost all toddlers go through a stage where they pick their nose. Adults often see nose-picking as a disgusting habit[…]

Lying

December 21, 2016 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Toddlers

There are many different reasons why a child may lie and there are also different types of lying. Before a[…]

Helping Children Deal with Death

December 21, 2016 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Toddlers

Death is a fact of life, which sooner or later, we all face. Death is also a fact that we[…]

Encouraging Independence in Pre-School Children

December 21, 2016 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Toddlers

As children approach the age for starting school they are expected to become more independent. How can this be encouraged and[…]

Alternatives to Time Out – A parent’s toolbox

December 21, 2016 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Toddlers

Our children are very good at pressing our buttons, picking their moments and coming up with new and inventive ways[…]

Eating Out with your child

December 19, 2016 weezypops Babies, Behaviour & Emotions, Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Life with a Baby, Life with a Toddler

There is no need for you to stop eating out because you now have a baby and you may have[…]