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“I’m scared!” – 10 tips to help your toddler or pre-schooler with their fears

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. It is likely that if you are reading this blog, you have a toddler or pre-school aged child who has started to say “I’m scared” about one particular thing, or is saying it regularly throughout the day in relation to lots of different things.

The feeling of being scared (or fear being the emotion) is very normal and natural and part of our flight, fight or freeze response. Feeling scared (or experiencing fear) is something which is essential to human survival. This response helps to let us know when we are in danger and can then trigger us to take steps to protect ourselves and get out of the dangerous situation.

BehaviourRebekah Frankcom26 November 2021parenting, families, parenting tips, top tips, role model, behaviour, behaviour and emotions, toddler behaviour, kids behaviour, children's behaviour, scared kids, scared toddlers, 10 tips to help your toddler with their fears, toddler is scared of monsters, scared of the dark

Why children need ‘rough and tumble’ in their day!

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. When we look at children’s play we often talk about the need for them to be physical and often we think about this as going to the park, climbing, running etc, but we do also need to appreciate our children’s need for ‘rough and tumble’ play.

PlayRebekah Frankcom6 October 2021parenting, families, parenting tips, top tips, Rough and Tumble, boys play, physical play, resilience, parenting experts, play fighting, taking turns, parent consultations, parent blogs, nanny blogs, kids exercise

Why does my child tell lies?

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. At some stage we will all experience a child telling a lie (big or small) - it is a natural and normal part of development. However, this doesn’t mean that it is right, or something that we ignore, but it is something that we need to appreciate is quite a complicated concept for our children to understand. I will go into this a bit more below, but if you think about lying and what goes around this you will see what I mean when I say it is complicated!

Why is everything with my child such a battle?

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. This is a very common question that lots of parents ask. These battles are in relation to everyday things such as getting them to clean their teeth, put their shoes on etc. as well as things like not wanting to go to certain places or just refusing to be cooperative in general!

The first thing we need to do in these situations is to look at what’s happening from their perspective; they are on their agenda and we are on ours, but neither party is considering the other. If your little one thinks that they are doing one thing and you think they need to be doing another, this can trigger a big outburst but also frustration from both sides. This is completely natural – think about how often, when we are told not to do something / how to do something or continually instructed to do things, we might get annoyed, frustrated and ultimately resistant to doing what we are being asked to do.

Why does my child keep interrupting me?

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. Do you have a toddler or an older child who, every time you are speaking with other adults on the phone or in person, or even to your other children, continually interrupts you or generally doesn’t let you speak to anyone else?

This can be a very common situation and can lead to frustration from both sides when it is happening frequently. However, we also need to keep in mind that this can be a skill which even some adults can struggle with ;-).

BehaviourRebekah Frankcom23 June 2021parenting, families, parenting tips, top tips, frustration, keep calm, attention needing, attention, why does my child keep interrupting me, interrupting kids, egocentric children, role model, behaviour, behaviour and emotions, toddler behaviour, kids behaviour, children's behaviour

Why does my child hit and how can I help them to stop?

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. Hitting, like biting, can be a very normal part of a child’s behaviour. However, just because it’s normal it doesn’t make it right, but it’s important to understand that your child is not doing this to be unkind or to hurt anyone, it is often linked to how they are feeling or what they are experiencing at the time.

BehaviourRebekah Frankcom23 March 2021parenting, families, parenting tips, top tips, frustration, keep calm, attention needing, attention, hitting, hittingtriggers, why do children hit, child hits at nursery, child laughs when they hit, consistent approach, consistency, help your child stop hitting

My 11 top tips for helping with fussy, picky, choosy eaters!

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. At one time or another most parents and child carers find themselves in the position of trying to persuade a little one to eat something and quite often it is something they have previously loved and are now refusing!

We all go through phases and stages of enjoying certain foods but then sometimes just not wanting to eat it. Lots of things can impact on this, from the amount of fresh air that we have had that day, exercise or lack of exercise, number of snacks or size of the previous meal, peer pressure or generally just how you might be feeling! Our children are no different and often they aren’t involved in the process of preparing food, so plates of food are just be put in front of them and sometimes they just don’t feel like eating it!

Food and weaningRebekah Frankcom14 October 2020parenting, families, fussy eater, fussy eater tips, Norland Nanny, Early years training, childcare courses, neophobic, top tips, refusing food

Should we make our children say sorry?

By Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. The word sorry is often a word which is overused and not always in the correct context. An apology can mean a lot when you have been hurt, upset, annoyed etc and having someone acknowledge when they have done something wrong does often help to repair the situation. However, we do also have a very strong need for the apology to have meaning and sentiment – we don’t want to think that someone is just saying it for the sake of it or because they think that will get them out of the situation. If as adults we have a very strong sense of what a genuine apology feels like, then this is no different for our children.

BehaviourRebekah Frankcom8 October 2020parenting, families, parenting tips, top tips, say sorry, sorry, behaviour, kids behaviour, children's behaviour, apologise

Swaddling your baby

By Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. Swaddling is often mentioned in the world of newborns and it can be hugely beneficial for some babies when they are first born.

Why should I swaddle my baby?

Swaddling is commonly used with the newborns for the first 3-4 months to help them with the transition from the womb, where they are lovely and cosy, to the big wide world which can make them feel quite vulnerable. The act of swaddling is thousands of years old and it is practiced with newborns becuase it helps to make them feel secure and contained, and helps to prevent them from waking up due to the startle (or Moro) reflex which is when their arms just fly up!

Babies, SleepRebekah Frankcom23 September 2020parenting, families, parenting tips, top tips, swaddle, baby sleep tips, baby sleep, sleep, safer sleep, baby swaddle, swaddling

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