Children can and should set goals. Young children can feel the joy of accomplishment. They can take pride in what they have done. In this session we will give you tools to help children set goals that are complementary to their gifts and talents. It is always easer to do and accomplish something you enjoy.

It will give your children the self-confidence they need in life. It also helps them to make a plan, exercise self-control and learn how to be persistent. These qualities will help them to rise above the crowd.

Children can and should set goals. Young children can feel the joy of accomplishment. They can take pride in what they have done. In this session we will give you tools to help children set goals that are complementary to their gifts and talents. It is always easer to do and accomplish something you enjoy.

It will give your children the self-confidence they need in life. It also helps them to make a plan, exercise self-control and learn how to be persistent. These qualities will help them to rise above the crowd.

A study said that the majority of teen suicides were because they couldn't handle their problems. They didn't know how to solve their problems and suicide seemed like the best option. Here are a couple of activities you can do with your children at a young age to increase their problem solving skills and help improve their lives.

Problem solving can be taught as a simple strategy which contains 5 parts

• identify the problem
• brain storm the possible
• solutions weighing the solutions
• choose an action
• act on it

Children can learn and use this strategy to find solutions to the daily problems. If they do not have this ability they will disown their problems, blame others, lie or pretend the problem doesn't exist.

Problem solving is a simple strategy which contains 5 parts
identify the problem
brain storm the possible solutions
weighing the solutions
choose an action
act on it

Children can learn and use this strategy to find solutions to the daily problems. If they do not have this ability they will disown their problems, blame others, lie or pretend the problem doesn't exist. But you can help them!

AnnaMarie Squailia discusses three children's books: Horton Hatches an Egg, The Amazing Pig, and A Day's Work, along with an activity you can use to engage your children around the value of honesty.

I have found that each parent has different things that they most would like to pass on to their children. These areas usually fall under the parents own talents and strengths, mixed with their fondest memories and situations to be avoided. If you can identify your top 3, you will be more authentic in spending your time with your children and asking for help with the other things.

I have learnt to ask for help in current tips and trends in certain developmental skills, behavioural expectations and routines within systems (schooling environment or the like), as these areas are an important part of their ‘holistic’ development; however areas I tend not to focus on too much.
What I would like my children to take from being parented by me is:-

• knowing how to be happy and in charge of their own happiness,
• a health and wellbeing mindset, and
• the importance of connecting with meaningful others.

These things are important to me, and the time I spend with my children that I most enjoy is usually around these outcomes.

I am a fun mum, a mum who fosters independence and likes to muck around, play and adores me time. I am often jumping from one task to the next, don’t sit still for too long and get bored very easily. When my children are presented with situations that they need to sit still or have a long attention span, I listen to the requirements and immediately call in help and support (normally my husband; whose 3 most important things to pass on to the children are not the same as mine!), to guide them in these areas. This is where, without judgment, getting in touch with your strengths and then building on them makes the parenting experience a much more enjoyable one whether you have little time or lots of it.

© Kirsty O’Callaghan
www.unity-qld.com.au

The Problems you face are hurdles that need to be jumped over. They also have good seeds that are found in their solutions. Problems add to our lives if we didn't have problems to overcome we would look like a dry waste land instead of an orchard field.

AnnaMarie Squailia discusses three children's books: Horton Hatches the Egg, The Amazing Pig, and A Day's Work, along with an activity you can use to engage your children around the value of honesty.

Activities are a great way to instill the values you are trying to teach your children. In this episode you will learn about three different activities you can do with your children to teach them about honesty.

The first is a game you can play anywhere. The children have to answer each statement true or not true. Ask simple questions

• The sky is pink
• The tree is green
• We see with our eyes
• We smell with our ears
• The milk we drink comes from dogs
• Eggs come from chickens

When they know the difference between true and not true, you can take it a  step farther. Tell them that not true is equivalent to a lie.

• Take a piece of candy and eat it. Then say I didn't eat the candy.

The next activity is after your children understand what is a lie, is to discuss with them the different times people lie and make a list. Here are some examples;

• Cheating on tests
• Cheating in a game
• Lying in sports so you can win
• Exaggerating
• Telling someone they look nice when they really don’t (flattery)
• Not telling the whole truth so that you won’t get in trouble
• Twisting the truth just a little so that it won’t sound so bad
• Lying to protect yourself
• Lying to protect someone else
• Not returning something to someone because you want it.    

Now that you have your list, the last activity is to create another game. It is called the Consequence Game. Take an 8 by 11 paper and cut it into fourths. Read more ...