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The Emotional Needs of a Child

Since we are human beings, our mental health calls for expressing inner feelings. Children want to have their emotional needs satisfied even more. Newborns express it by crying and gurgling. At the same time, 10-year-olds may behave disobediently to grab their parent’s attention.�� If you are still thinking that your kids` bad behavior is just grizzling, you are wrong. That is an indicator of t...

How to Teach Honesty Using Simple Games and Activities?

Children are crazy about playing various games. The reasons for that are clear. First, it brings pleasure and relieves them of doing household chores. Second, it’s always funny and exciting. Modern pedagogics does its best to involve some educational moments in games. The good news is that it works well. For example, family activities serve as helpful trust-building exercises.

One more point. I...

Feelings Chart for Kids – What Is It and How to Use It

Human beings experience emotions every day, and children are no exception. We are all different. Some of us may jump over the moon having got the coolest gift ever, while others may flash a smile only. That���s because we have different temperaments. Still, we express emotions each time we experience something.��

How to Recognize Emotions with Kids Emotion Chart?��

Sometimes, adults fail to defi...

Growth Mindset for Kids and Ways of Its Development

Believe in Yourself!

All parents dream of their children growing up healthy and happy. But not everyone realizes that the attitude to life builds up in early childhood. Children can be 100% happier in adulthood.��

If parents manage to form the right way of thinking in their little ones, they will be more satisfied with life. I have collected growth mindset activities for kids. You may significan...

Family Bonding Activities That Teach Life Values

Why Is Bonding with Your Child Important?

We often forget that the family is the main and basic school in which we study together with our children. We learn to respect each other and strengthen relationships. Besides, we focus on cherishing people who love and care for us.

Each family has its own traditions. Family members pass them down from generation to generation. Traditions are different. ...

7 Ways to Teach Compassion and Empathy (+Bonus Activities)

Empathy in Child DevelopmentLike the famous song says, “All we need is love”. Empathy is not the same as love, though. Still, it is the very quality that allows us to be more human.We express and perceive emotions every day. Anger, sorrow, regret, disappointment are the strongest feelings. It is hard to understand people who are going through it. Yet, compassion is the tool to deal with it...

Gratitude is My Superpower

Gratitude is My Superpower: A children���s book about Giving Thanks and Practicing Positivity
Learn how to be thankful for what you already have. Gratitude is your Superpower!��

It is very important to learn the ability to appreciate not only the new things in your...

Simple Ways to Teach Children to Be Thankful Through Games

Thankfulness: Why Does It Matter to Kids?

Being thankful is the ability to seek positive emotions in one’s life. It can be doings, moments, and people for which or whom you are grateful. If you have them, you are lucky! To be thankful means to be a happy person who gives joy to others.

Children do not perceive this concept at such a deep level. They have their explanation, though. There are such things kids are than...

How to Raise a Grateful Kid Using Activities

Gratitude in Children’s Lives��

The world is full of amazing moments! But in the headlong dash of daily life, we do not have time to notice and appreciate them. We do not take the time to feel grateful for all the good things that happen to us. But taking things for granted is what we should avoid at all costs.��

What Is Gratitude?

Gratitude is the ability to be aware of and appreciate the gifts of life. We can feel ...

Kid`s Routine Chart

What Is a Children’s Schedule Chart?

A kid’s routine chart is a tool for both managing time and building self-discipline. It includes the most important daily tasks – making a bed, cleaning teeth,�� watering plants, etc.

Children’s routine charts are free printable, diverse, and customizable. That means that you can choose the most appropriate one. Its structure is quite simple because there are two or three key col...