Practical Parenting

A resource for parents to learn, lead and love their children through all steps of their lives.

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Neurotherapy explained

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Paul loves coming to Neurotherapy. It’s not every day he gets to play 30 minutes of uninterrupted computer games! Well, at least that’s his perception of Neurotherapy. Paul’s mother, however, brings him for Neurotherapy as she has seen the benefit in his sleep patterns, concentration and consequently in his behaviour since he started.

But what is Neurotherapy? In its simplest form, Neurotherapy is bio-feedback for the brain. Teaching the brain to recognise bad habits and patterns and being able to change it.

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The Death of a Loved One

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I thought it would be important for me to share a personal matter that happens to us all.

Both my grandmothers died within the space of two weeks from each other, just a few weeks ago. As sad and as difficult as it was, it was also important to explain to my 5 years old what had happened and walk her, myself and my parents through the process of grieving.

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Truth be told… Parents lying to the child

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“Mommy, what happened to my daddy, why don’t I have a dad like the other children?” asks Rachel who is four years old.

Mom freezes for a moment from the cooking she was doing and a rush of information from the past flows through her mind of the time her husband, her little girl’s father stepped out from their lives after an argument and chose to be free from the reins of family-hood.
…and begins to explain:
“Well, your father travels around the world a lot for work and one day, he will be back and bring you lots of dolls from all parts of the world.”
Off skips Rachel to her room, happy to continue to play.

Unlike other species that travel across the earth, only human beings are capable of lying.

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