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Communication with Kids

How to Talk to Children about Mental Illness

How to Talk to Children about Mental Illness

This is a guest post by Dr. Dawn Brown Psych MD. Even as an adult, conversations about mental illness are tough. For kids, mental illness can be completely bewildering, especially if they’re watching someone they love walk through it or experiencing it themselves. As a parent, your instinct may be to protect your child from… {read more}

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How to Talk to Kids About Body Image

How to Talk to Kids About Body Image

It seems like everywhere our family goes these days, we cannot avoid advertisements featuring semiclad, photoshopped and unrealistically photogenic people.  They are on the back of buses, on billboards, in shop windows, on food and toy labels, in magazines and media wherever we look. I can’t help but worry about the messages these advertisements are sending… {read more}

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Communication Skills for Kids {Free Printable}

Communication Skills for Kids {Free Printable}

We all want our children to communicate respectfully.  But what exactly does that mean and how can we explain it to them? Communication is made up not only of words and their meaning but facial expression, body language, and the influence on the listener. Thanks to Vecteezy, a comprehensive online collection of graphics, I have… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Communication with Kids, My Printables, Positive Parenting

How to Talk to Kids About “Bad” Behaviour

How to Talk to Kids About “Bad” Behaviour

Every parent has a different opinion about what “bad” behaviour is.  If it’s so hard to define, how can we speak of it to our children?  I’m thankful to have a special guest on the blog today to help us explore this topic. Nicole Schwarz is a mom to 3 girls, a Parent Coach with… {read more}

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Being Happy

How to Talk to Your Kids About Being Happy

Do you want your kids to be happy?  Of course you do!  We all do… But how many parents actually talk to their kids about how to lead a happy life and what it actually means to be happy? Ellen Jackson from Potential Psychology is The People Potential Specialist. She writes about human experience and why we… {read more}

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Feelings

How to Talk to Your Kids About Feelings

We all experience different feelings every day: happiness, sadness, pride, anger, surprise, anxiety and many more. Do your kids know the names of these different emotions?  Do they know how to cope with them? I’m excited to have Janine Halloran here on the blog today, who is the founder of Coping Skills for Kids where… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Communication with Kids, Positive Parenting

How to Talk to Kids About Scary News

How to Talk to Kids About Scary News

Communication is a huge part of relationships.  We talk to our kids every day.  They are learning from our verbal and non-verbal behaviour, as well as taking in information from everyone else around them. As parents, it can sometimes be confronting to discuss different issues with our kids.  What do we say?  How much detail… {read more}

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Chelsea Lee Smith is an author, certified parent educator, and mother of three children with a background in Communications and Counselling. She provides resources to parents and teachers who want to incorporate personal growth into everyday moments. Browse the shop and blog categories to find practical inspiration for family life including tips, activities, printable pages, and resource recommendations.

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