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.

Refusing to concentrate at school or at home

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

“Calling planet child!”  Sometimes our children are physically here yet their minds have wandered elsewhere and it becomes a real challenge  to bring  them back to  the here and now! The trick is to try to reach children on their own wavelength and gently guide their attention back to the task at hand.

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

This works really well:

ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LISTENING

  • Using empathy encourage your child to identify where his or her difficulty in concentrating lies.
  • As your child begins to talk, make sure that s/he knows that you are paying attention through reflecting (or echoing) what s/he is saying.
  • Try to give examples of when you found it hard to concentrate yourself and how you managed to bring your focus back.

Here is another suggestion:

ENGAGING YOUR CHILD

  • Try some concentration building exercises together.
  • Memory games, story telling, even drawing exercises can all help your child learn to focus his or her attention on the task at hand.
  • You might also consider following some basic ‘mindfulness’ or meditation techniques.

 

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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Refusing to concentrate at school or at home

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

“Calling planet child!”  Sometimes our children are physically here yet their minds have wandered elsewhere and it becomes a real challenge  to bring  them back to  the here and now! The trick is to try to reach children on their own wavelength and gently guide their attention back to the task at hand.

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

This works really well:

ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LISTENING

  • Using empathy encourage your child to identify where his or her difficulty in concentrating lies.
  • As your child begins to talk, make sure that s/he knows that you are paying attention through reflecting (or echoing) what s/he is saying.
  • Try to give examples of when you found it hard to concentrate yourself and how you managed to bring your focus back.

Here is another suggestion:

ENGAGING YOUR CHILD

  • Try some concentration building exercises together.
  • Memory games, story telling, even drawing exercises can all help your child learn to focus his or her attention on the task at hand.
  • You might also consider following some basic ‘mindfulness’ or meditation techniques.

 

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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Refusing to concentrate at school or at home

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

“Calling planet child!”  Sometimes our children are physically here yet their minds have wandered elsewhere and it becomes a real challenge  to bring  them back to  the here and now! The trick is to try to reach children on their own wavelength and gently guide their attention back to the task at hand.

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

This works really well:

ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LISTENING

  • Using empathy encourage your child to identify where his or her difficulty in concentrating lies.
  • As your child begins to talk, make sure that s/he knows that you are paying attention through reflecting (or echoing) what s/he is saying.
  • Try to give examples of when you found it hard to concentrate yourself and how you managed to bring your focus back.

Here is another suggestion:

ENGAGING YOUR CHILD

  • Try some concentration building exercises together.
  • Memory games, story telling, even drawing exercises can all help your child learn to focus his or her attention on the task at hand.
  • You might also consider following some basic ‘mindfulness’ or meditation techniques.

 

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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