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This weeks highlights include:

It’s normal for our kids to experience anxiety from time to time. Dr Kaylene Henderson – Child Psychiatrist shares more in this Facebook video as she explains the types of anxiety that is present in children.

 

Many of us as parents are concerned about what it says to our kids if we allow them to quit activities after only a little while.

We worry that it teaches them that money grows on trees, that persistence doesn’t matter and that giving up when things are hard is fine. We worry that allowing them to hold those beliefs teaches them that they’re a precious snowflake and the world ought to bend to them, not the other way around.

But is that what they actually learn when we let them quit? Find out from the experts in this blog post.

Our school has signed up to this amazing resource so it is FREE for you as a parent of Fremantle Language Development Centre to use.

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This weeks highlights include:

Our kids start out on their online journey with innocence. We can try to preserve this to an extent, but their naivety carries dangers that should not be underestimated.

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As parents, we can sometimes find ourselves comparing our kids journey to other children or feel worried when other parents make comments. It’s so important to learn not to fixate on what your child can’t or can’t yet do, and focus on their potential. It is not anyone else’s business to judge your child on their progress and development. Read this blog post to learn more.

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Our school has signed up to this amazing resource so it is FREE for you as a parent of Fremantle Language Development Centre to use.

If you need or have misplaced your ParentTV school code please contact the office by phone: 9312 4850 or via email: Fremantle.LDC@education.wa.edu.au

This weeks highlights include:

It’s all very well to have rules for digital engagement at home, but what about when your kids are at a mate’s house? This Facebook video offers some strategies by ParentTV expert, Dr Kristy Goodwin to keep them safe.

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One of the mistakes parents often make is thinking of their growing children as though they are small adults. In this mindset, we can often, by downward extension, apply the same expectations to our children that we would to ourselves. Here, Dr. Vanessa talks about trusting in the developmental process and knowing that what childhood looks like will be very different to the form it will take in adulthood.

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Our school has signed up to this amazing resource so it is FREE for you as a parent of Fremantle Language Development Centre to use.

If you need or have misplaced your ParentTV school code please contact the office by phone: 9312 4850 or via email: Fremantle.LDC@education.wa.edu.au

This weeks highlights include:

Dr Kristy highlights some of the potential pitfalls and risks if parents and carers allow kids to use technology at playdates – both for kids and parents alike. She’ll share some powerful stories of some of the digital mishaps that have occurred on playdates and outline why it’s usually best to avoid screens on playdates. You’ll also learn simple and polite ways to handle this tricky conversation with other parents, without offending them, or ruining friendships. 

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Friends are a hugely important part of childhood and an integral part of the experience of growing up. For kids, friendship can be fantastic and/or fraught. The connections they have with their peers teach them so much about all walks of life and relationships as well as themselves! Read this blog for tips on how you can help your child navigate through these friendships.

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