‘5 Great Home Learning Resources for Kids’ & 3 Other Must-Read Articles this Week

How do you know which online educational resources are good? What do you say when you’re feeling helpless about an upset child? And when is it okay to not say anything at all, and to just listen?

IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are not a bad parent if you do not read up on every parenting method or trend as soon as it erupts. 

But to make it easier for you to balance all of the other amazing moments that come with being a mom or dad, we’ve put together a range of 4 articles for you to equip yourself with this week.

5 great home learning resources for kids

Working (from home or in a half-full workplace), cooking, exercising, home-schooling and more – the parental to-do list is long! Have a look at these trusted sources of educational material for children of all ages to help you fit it all in!

How to Listen When Your Kids Speak So They Listen When You Speak

They say our most common mistake is listening to reply instead of listening to understand. Read this down-to-earth dad’s simple advice on honing a relationship of mutual listening between you and you children. 

My Daughter’s Friend Gets Snacks Whenever She Asks, and Now My Kid Wants Them Too

Every parent has their own system when it comes to feeding their little ones. Munch on some food for thought with this agony aunt’s response to an all too familiar predicament.

10 Things to Say Instead of ‘Stop Crying’

Sometimes we feel so helpless that we end up uttering those disheartening words (and others!) to our children, purely out of desperation. This treats neither the symptom nor the cause – and you are both left exasperated and upset. Try these methods of empathising with your crying child instead.