Tracy Tresidder
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7 Steps To Talk To Your Kids So They Will Listen
Let's begin with some basic biology. Boy's brains are wired slightly differently to girl's brains. Within a girl's brain, a lot more sharing goes on between the right and left hemispheres. This means that emotions registering on one side of the brain are partially processed on the other side where logic, reasoning and language are centered. In a boy's brain, however, there is less connection and thus... (posted by Tracy 274 days 6 hours ago.)
Let's begin with some basic biology. Boy's brains are wired slightly differently to girl's brains. Within a girl's brain, a lot more sharing goes on between the right and left hemispheres. This means that emotions registering on one side of the brain are partially processed on the other side where logic, reasoning and language are centered. In a boy's brain, however, there is less connection and thus... (posted by Tracy 274 days 6 hours ago.)
Positive Psychology in Parenting
Having recently returned from the Second Australian Positive Psychology in Education Symposium I am buoyed by the passion and commitment of the educators, psychologist, counsellors, coaches and practitioners that attended. This article will focus on some of the key takeaways from the Symposium and how we can integrate this into our parenting. Positive psychology finds its roots in the... (posted by Tracy 276 days 6 hours ago.)
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Having recently returned from the Second Australian Positive Psychology in Education Symposium I am buoyed by the passion and commitment of the educators, psychologist, counsellors, coaches and practitioners that attended. This article will focus on some of the key takeaways from the Symposium and how we can integrate this into our parenting. Positive psychology finds its roots in the... (posted by Tracy 276 days 6 hours ago.)
An Attitude of Gratitude
"A felt sense of wonder, thankfulness & appreciation for life" Robert Emmons Gratitude is one of those things that we wish the teenagers of today showed more of. Often, as parents, we forget to express our own gratitude for the people and things we have in our lives that make it so special. Teens model their parent’s behaviour so start today with showing an attitude of gratitude and your teens will begin to as well!... (posted by Tracy 1 year 160 days ago.)
"A felt sense of wonder, thankfulness & appreciation for life" Robert Emmons Gratitude is one of those things that we wish the teenagers of today showed more of. Often, as parents, we forget to express our own gratitude for the people and things we have in our lives that make it so special. Teens model their parent’s behaviour so start today with showing an attitude of gratitude and your teens will begin to as well!... (posted by Tracy 1 year 160 days ago.)
Teens Technology Obsession
7 Simple steps to avoid technology addiction Technology is taking over our teens lives!. Research shows that the addiction is disruptive to their learning and can increase anxiety levels when they are kept away from it. Discover how to prevent a technology addiction and get your teen back to normal family interaction Society today is moving at an ever increasing pace. Teens seem to be experts at multi-tasking. It appears... (posted by Tracy 1 year 298 days ago.)
7 Simple steps to avoid technology addiction Technology is taking over our teens lives!. Research shows that the addiction is disruptive to their learning and can increase anxiety levels when they are kept away from it. Discover how to prevent a technology addiction and get your teen back to normal family interaction Society today is moving at an ever increasing pace. Teens seem to be experts at multi-tasking. It appears... (posted by Tracy 1 year 298 days ago.)
Praise v Encouragement
The problem with praise We praise people, especially children not only to get them to do good work but to encourage them to develop good values and healthy self esteem. However praise is usually focused on the end result not on the quality of the child to achieve that result. E.g. "What a great result you got on that exam" rather than "wow you worked really hard and put in a great effort to get an... (posted by Tracy 2 years 2 days ago.)
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The problem with praise We praise people, especially children not only to get them to do good work but to encourage them to develop good values and healthy self esteem. However praise is usually focused on the end result not on the quality of the child to achieve that result. E.g. "What a great result you got on that exam" rather than "wow you worked really hard and put in a great effort to get an... (posted by Tracy 2 years 2 days ago.)
Enabling v Empowering
All parents want their kids to feel good about themselves and at the same time develop inner resources so that they can make good responsible choices when you are not around to guide them The distinction that I would like to draw on in this newsletter is enabling v empowering. Enabling puts the parent in between the child and life experiences and thus does not allow the child to realise the consequences of their choices ... (posted by Tracy 2 years 96 days ago.)
All parents want their kids to feel good about themselves and at the same time develop inner resources so that they can make good responsible choices when you are not around to guide them The distinction that I would like to draw on in this newsletter is enabling v empowering. Enabling puts the parent in between the child and life experiences and thus does not allow the child to realise the consequences of their choices ... (posted by Tracy 2 years 96 days ago.)
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