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This weeks highlights include:

When you ask your child to say sorry, is it actually meaningful? If they don’t understand it, is there any point? Dr Vanessa Lapointe shares more in the above Facebook video.

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Screen time and technology use. Have parents ever agonised over anything more?

From the time they’re toddlers, our children are charmed by Peppa Pig, Fireman Sam and their cohort. A few episodes of something simple can be a welcome respite for parents, and a source of engaging fun, interest and even education for little ones.

But, as they grow older, the territory becomes more fraught. We hear about eight-year-olds watching pornography, eleven-year-olds taking their Fortnite battles to real-life playgrounds, and kids in high school being harassed by their peers and spending upwards of 20 hours a week curating their social media profiles.

Big patches of their lives are carried out online, through screens, in virtual reality or the muddy terrain between real life and their internet existence. It can be hard for parents to know what they’re up to, and harder still to address it…

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This weeks highlights include:

Teacher Tom explores how punishments and rewards work in a child’s mind and the concept of ‘natural consequences’.

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Discipline can be seen in a positive light! We can view it as teaching and skill-building moments with our children. Watch this video to learn more!

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Every one of our kids will experience anxiety from time to time (just as we do as adults) yet some kids are more affected by anxiety than others. Join trusted Child Psychiatrist and parenting expert Dr Kaylene Henderson to learn about the different ways that anxiety presents in kids, when ‘worry becomes a worry’ and when to seek help.

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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.

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This weeks highlights include:

If you’ve got kids that might benefit from some calming techniques, “Just Breathe” is a great way to introduce the topic of meditation and start a conversation. 

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The idea of a family meeting might make you picture a boardroom and tedious PowerPoint presentations, but it can be as simple as three quick questions for your family, says Dr Justin Coulson’s Happy Families in this Facebook video.

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This weeks highlights include:

There are many reasons why movement, music and unstructured play are essential for very young children’s healthy development – and many ways to incorporate them into your children’s days.

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Staying calm and regulated is great and an important part of the parenting gig. But, another important part of the parenting gig is getting your kids to do the stuff they need to do, and all the serenity in the world won’t change the fact that sometimes they just don’t WANNA.

Sometimes (and they’re usually occasions when you have some sort of time pressure) kids have their own agendas and they just don’t reconcile with our own. Clean teeth are rarely on their agendas, or doing homework, eating a balanced diet or doing chores. You know what is ALWAYS on their agendas, though? Having fun! Read here how it works and how to harness it for everyone’s benefit.

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Ever asked the kids how their day was and had no response? Here are ways to find out what’s really going on in your child’s life.

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