Don't Call Your Child Clever

What kind of so-called parenting experts say don’t call your child clever? Since the sixties haven’t we been exhorted to extol the virtues of our children ad nauseam in the hope of building self esteem and encouraging desirable behaviours?

MindsetRosanna23 October 2015Clever Child, Child development, parenting tips, parenting strategies, growth mindsetComment

“My parents smacked me and I turned out all right!”

We have all heard that sentence uttered as a way of condoning what our own parents may have done or what we may also have done to our own children.

Positive DisciplineRosanna24 August 2015Staying calm, smacking, discipline, anger, hitting my childComment

Reading Pleasure not Reading Pain

I find it hard to imagine what my life would be like if I couldn’t read English easily. The nearest I can get is when I try to read in French, a language I speak reasonably competently.

Education, HomeschoolingRosanna25 September 2014reading pleasure, child's learning, Child's development, parenting techniquesComment

Exam Results - Responding to Disappointment

In the UK educational system children could be doing exams for entry to their next educational establishment – and getting the results – at any time of year.

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