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Play: Creating Farmyard Fences (with your child)
It has been time for pruning and collecting fallen limbs. Saw into blocks and then let your child sandpaper and beeswax with you to make lovely fences for their play farm animals. Thank you to Ophelia who made this farm for us to see her wooden blocks!
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Play Idea: Postperson
Provide your child with a special post bag (have a look in the op shop) or trolley, then your child can collect the mail each day from your letter box (maybe on their post bike!). Simple daily activities (rhythms) can bring joy to the lives of children.
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Inspiration – The Dinner Table
“The oldest form of theatre is the dinner table. It’s got five or six people, new show every night, same players. Good ensemble; the people have worked together a lot. I heard at a parenting seminar that the best place to reduce stress and boost confidence in children is to set aside a regular time…
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Healthy Snack Idea – Tahini Cookies
Tahini Cookies to bake together (a really wholesome and nutritious sweet treat) – yum! Give this recipe a try… 6tbs tahina 1/3 cup of honey 1 egg 1 cup of rice flakes (or other cereal) 1/2 cup of coconut 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds Mix together tahina and honey. Add remaining ingredients, stirring well. Drop…
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Inspiration of the Month – Knights of Pythagoras
A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child. – Knights of Pythagoras
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Creative Discipline Tips – for bathing, teeth and hair brushing
As you clean each tooth, tell a tale about the tooth’s day. “This tooth ate cornflakes for breakfast; this tooth went to the park”. Children love this game and it can be adapted for other potentially tricky times… In the bath while washing your child, “This foot is so good at kicking a ball; this…
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Creative Discipline Book
Turning Tears into Laughter: Creative Discipline during the Toddler and Preschool Years (by Lou Harvey-Zahra) is published by Five Mile Press (RRP $12.95 for 160 pages, plus $2 postage). Available from this site, payment by PayPal, credit card or internet banking, please Contact Lou Learn positive parenting tools to help create a more relaxed child-parent relationship, transform behaviours…