Sharing The Best Resources & Tools

CAROLE AND NADIM SAAD, CO-FOUNDERS OF BEST OF PARENTING

As the parents of three children, struggling like so many others to find a balanced and effective parenting style, we turned away from all the parenting fads and studied the hard scientific evidence on what really works. The techniques we learnt were so life changing, yet so straightforward, that we made it our mission to convert them into powerful step by step tools and make them available to parents world over. Read more about the philosophy behind Best of Parenting.

Sharing The Best Resources & Tools

CAROLE AND NADIM SAAD, CO-FOUNDERS OF BEST OF PARENTING

As the parents of three children, struggling like so many others to find a balanced and effective parenting style, we turned away from all the parenting fads and studied the hard scientific evidence on what really works. The techniques we learnt were so life changing, yet so straightforward, that we made it our mission to convert them into powerful step by step tools and make them available to parents world over. Read more about the philosophy behind Best of Parenting.

Doesn’t like school

January 1st, 2014 | 3 to 6 years | Short Tips and Quotes | School Issues

‘I hate school!’, the phrase we parents dread because it’s so hard to know what to do to help, or what’s really going on at school.  In truth, there are very few children who enjoy school 100% of the time, but there are some children who do appear to have more difficulty going to school. Now is a good opportunity to discuss the whole issue of school with our kids, trade our own school days stories and get to the bottom of why school is making them miserable.

Here is a sample of some of our easy and effective tools for solving this issue

This works really well:

ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LISTENING

  • It may be your child just wants to get something off his or her chest, or bring a concern to your attention.
  • Often just listening to your children and showing them that you have heard and empathise with their feelings will help them cope with the situation.
  • For the moment hold back with your  remedies.

Then try this:

GENERATE SOLUTIONS:

  • Having listened to what your child has to say, ask if there is something specific that is bothering him or her, such as a relationship/rapport with friends, teacher, etc.
  • Then encourage him or her to find solutions to the problem.
  • Share your own recollections of the ups and downs of school life.

 

These are just a few examples of our Best of Parenting Tools. You can find more ideas and solutions to typical parenting challenges in our book ‘Kids Don’t Come With a Manual – The Essential Guide to a Happy Family Life‘. 

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Doesn’t like school

January 1st, 2014 | 3 to 6 years | School Issues

‘I hate school!’, the phrase we parents dread because it’s so hard to know what to do to help, or what’s really going on at school.  In truth, there are very few children who enjoy school 100% of the time, but there are some children who do appear to have more difficulty going to school. Now is a good opportunity to discuss the whole issue of school with our kids, trade our own school days stories and get to the bottom of why school is making them miserable.

Here is a sample of some of our easy and effective tools for solving this issue

This works really well:

ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LISTENING

  • It may be your child just wants to get something off his or her chest, or bring a concern to your attention.
  • Often just listening to your children and showing them that you have heard and empathise with their feelings will help them cope with the situation.
  • For the moment hold back with your  remedies.

Then try this:

GENERATE SOLUTIONS:

  • Having listened to what your child has to say, ask if there is something specific that is bothering him or her, such as a relationship/rapport with friends, teacher, etc.
  • Then encourage him or her to find solutions to the problem.
  • Share your own recollections of the ups and downs of school life.

 

These are just a few examples of our Best of Parenting Tools. You can find more ideas and solutions to typical parenting challenges in our book ‘Kids Don’t Come With a Manual – The Essential Guide to a Happy Family Life‘. 

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Doesn’t like school

January 1st, 2014 | 3 to 6 years | Short Tips and Quotes | School Issues

‘I hate school!’, the phrase we parents dread because it’s so hard to know what to do to help, or what’s really going on at school.  In truth, there are very few children who enjoy school 100% of the time, but there are some children who do appear to have more difficulty going to school. Now is a good opportunity to discuss the whole issue of school with our kids, trade our own school days stories and get to the bottom of why school is making them miserable.

Here is a sample of some of our easy and effective tools for solving this issue

This works really well:

ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LISTENING

  • It may be your child just wants to get something off his or her chest, or bring a concern to your attention.
  • Often just listening to your children and showing them that you have heard and empathise with their feelings will help them cope with the situation.
  • For the moment hold back with your  remedies.

Then try this:

GENERATE SOLUTIONS:

  • Having listened to what your child has to say, ask if there is something specific that is bothering him or her, such as a relationship/rapport with friends, teacher, etc.
  • Then encourage him or her to find solutions to the problem.
  • Share your own recollections of the ups and downs of school life.

 

These are just a few examples of our Best of Parenting Tools. You can find more ideas and solutions to typical parenting challenges in our book ‘Kids Don’t Come With a Manual – The Essential Guide to a Happy Family Life‘. 

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