Nursery/Kindergarten - The secret to a successful adaptation A child who comes to the nursery for the first time feels alone, lost and helpless. How can you help him? For most children, going to a nursery or kindergarten is the first separation from their parents. They see it as confronting an unfamiliar space, in which parents leave it to strangers. What does the period of adaptation of the child to the nursery or nursery look like? - we prefer to use the term adaptation, and the question that arises is: Who has a harder time living that period? The parent or a child? It is difficult for everyone to fall apart: to the parent - if he or she has never separated from the child, to the child - because he or she feels anxious about the parent. What should the adaptation for the kindergarten look like? ● The first arrival is purely “administrative” - the parent talks to the kindergarten director. ● On the second visit, there is a child with the parents - to see...

When children have fury, parents often try to stop screaming as soon as possible, but experts say it's good to put out negative emotions A child screaming on the floor of the shop, diving next to the slide or does not want to get up from the floor on the bus. Everyone experienced it. And those who thought that they were unprofitable children quickly corrected themselves when they themselves experienced the first tantrum. Fog outbursts are common in young children, and they are even an important part of the emotional and psychological health of the child. Little children do not know how to cope with emotions, and that usually ends in a close fight of parents with 15 kilos of pure anger. Instinctive is the reaction of each parent to silence the child and interrupt the outburst, but experts say that it is necessary to do the opposite. It is better for a child to emit negative emotions than to keep them in. Although it is not easy for parents to understand or tolerate i...

Seasonal changes are considered by most mothers as their biggest nightmare or the annoying alarm that their kids will be sick for the next few weeks, and they are always blame themselves and think that maybe they can do something more to protect their kids from this illness. Seasonal changes:  Seasonal changes are critical because weather is unpredictable and viruses are more and spreading faster than usual stable climate. And because children are more vulnerable to viral infections and temperature swings so they are the most common group who get sick especially preschool age (from birth to 5 years).  Dubai has two distinct seasons – summer and winter. Summer in Dubai begins from around the last week of April and ends around the 1st week of October. This period is characterized by very hot weather. Rainfall is scarce during the summer months. However, the windy conditions ensure there are frequent dust Storms. Temperatures regularly climb above 38 °...

Simple ways to help the child alleviate the fear of a doctor Experts say the fear of a doctor is the result of several factors: the temperament of the child, his age and previous experience in clinics and hospitals. Children who are small and often ill and exposed to a number of unpleasant searches have a greater chance of developing a fear of going to the pediatrician. If we add to this the so-called developmental fear of unknown people and situations, the departure of a doctor for some parents is a nightmare. Highly in the list of stressful situations in a doctor's office is certainly vaccination and any procedure involving the needle. A child who is afraid of a doctor usually cries loudly, gives resistance, and cannot calm down. It's hardest with kids between one and four years because they already withdraw certain associations when they see a doctor or when they realize they have to go to the hospital, but they cannot logically and rationally explain that it's...

In each child, there is a natural potential for risk assessment that needs to be developed and not suppressed during childhood. What's the risk in a kid's game? A risk game can be defined as an act of enthusiasm that includes the risk of physical injury and a game that provides the ability to challenge, test and investigate the boundaries and learn about the risk of injury. So, a risky game is an important factor for children's health and development including self-confidence, social skills and physical activity. When we try to limit a child's risky game, we capture their primary need for risk, which can ironically cause children to be less secure. This is because the child learns the skills of risk management precisely through risk research in the game, thus gaining the knowledge and skills they can apply in other situations. If they have an adult who manages a risk they will never learn how to do it independently. Statistics vs. Reason During the ye...

As a holiday season approaches and the schools are having a break you certainly as a parent want your time off too. Fortunately for you, regardless of the undeniable harmfulness of excessive exposure of children to screens, there are also a number of positive effects of television on a child, provided that the child is watching a children's program, educational shows, appropriate animated films, documentaries ... Television provides information about the life and the world in which we live, which does not always mean bad things. It encourages the development of intellectual abilities, such as listening, understanding, and memory. Children approach letters and reading as well as foreign languages. If you notice a child showing interest in a particular foreign language, encourage it in many other ways. With a high-quality television program, the child expands his horizons, introduces the human values of this diversity. Rules how and when children should not watch TV: ...

It is greatly important for parents to work on developing their children's confidence. Two years ago, scientists from the University of Washington came to the conclusion that the self-confidence of the child was built up to 5 years of age. A lot of things cannot change since that age. And it is well known that self-confidence is the key to success in life. And what is self-confidence? Self-confidence is a belief that you can manage your body, behavior, and challenges you face in the world around you. If our children believe in themselves, they take more risks in life, they will more often achieve their goals and achieve great things. The good thing is that self-confidence is not something that is gained (or not) born, but it has to work on its development. Parents can help their children develop a better picture of themselves by creating opportunities for them to practice and improve their skills. Allow them to make mistakes, but be there to patronize them to keep trying. The...