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Why doesn’t my toddler like their new sibling?
Why doesn’t my toddler like their new sibling?

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. Introducing a new baby to a family is something that we all hope will be like we see on TV, arriving home with the other children who are so excited waiting to welcome their new brother or sister into the family. However, for some families this picture of family bliss is not always what happens. In my time working with families, I have experienced children asking when the baby is going back to the hospital, suggesting that the baby is sent back where it came from and I’ve even seen one little one pulling the bin over to his mummy and telling her to put the baby in it because he didn’t like him!

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Babies, Behaviour, SiblingsRebekah Frankcomparenting, families, parenting tips, child's perspective, life skills, behaviour, emotions, behaviour management, behaviour issues, toddler behaviour, fixing behaviour, rewarding behaviour, praise, recognise good behaviour, new baby, sibling, boundaries, sharing, separation anxiety, change, video guide to behaviour
Do reward charts work?
Do reward charts work?

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. When looking at behaviour related issues, one of the most common strategies or ideas that is given as a solution is a reward system of some kind. This might be a reward chart, a star chart, marbles or pasta in a jar (etc.) - these are all related to encouraging ‘good behaviour’ and, in some situations, these might work.

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BehaviourRebekah Frankcomparenting, families, parenting tips, play things, child's perspective, life skills, reward stystems, reward charts, star charts, behaviour, emotions, behaviour management, behaviour issues, toddler behaviour, fixing behaviour, high five, rewarding behaviour, targets, setting targets, praise, recognise good behaviour
The worries are real - how to help anxiety in our children
The worries are real - how to help anxiety in our children

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. In March this year I was delivering a seminar as part of the Twins Trust annual Volunteer Day.  It was on the topic of anxiety in children but little did I know that when I delivered this talk that we would be heading into a pandemic and that anxiety in not only our children, but also in adults would increase dramatically over the following weeks. 

Anxiety is a word that very few people want to associate with children as we want our children to be carefree, happy and certainly don’t want them to worry or have anxiety over anything. We need to be aware that anxiety can span over a significant range from mild worry which can be absolutely natural such as doing an exam or going to a new place for the first time, through to something that can be extremely worrying and can have impact on both physical and mental wellbeing.

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Behaviour, Health, Other, LockdownRebekah Frankcomparenting, families, parenting tips, lockdown, mealtime, babies, toddlers, teenagers, worry, anxirty, mental wellbeing, hidden chimp, chimp brain, human brain, behaviour, emotions, feelings, praise