OCTOBER 2012

   6 Tips For Successful Bonding

Focus, even if just for a few minutes.

"Don't check your email, turn off your cell phone, turn off the TV. Really make this focused time."

 SUSAN NEWMAN, Ph.D.

author of Little things Long Remembered: Making Your Children Feel Special Every Day

Choose an activity you both like.

"You can be pretty straightforword. Mommy doesn't like Monopoly...Then you can be enthusiastic and you're not pretending"

SUSAN NEWMAN

Put away the flashcards and just have fun.

"Don't make everything a learning opportunity; that is the biggest turnoff for kids imaginable"

Susan Newman, Ph.D., author of Little Things Long Remembered: Making Your Child Feel Special Every Day 

SUSAN NEWMAN

Keep it simple.

"The activity could be something as simple as giving a child a bath while the other children are occupied with dad in another room and being very mindful to enjoy the time with your little one"

JAMIE C. MARTIN author of Steady Days: A Journey Toward Intentional, Professional Motherhood

Be Fair

" If you have two children you have to do it with both. You can't have one getting these lunches out and the other one not. That would create resentment.

BRONWYN DAVIDSON. teacher, and mother of two

Keep doing it

" no matter how happy and secure your child is, they can always use more."

JENNIFER KOLARI author of Connected Parenting 

Bonding Agents

Connie Jeske Crane

Parents Canada

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Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Program Team

Monday, November 5th, 2012

7PM - 8:30 PM

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Greetings!  

Fall is upon us and it's time to start thinking about the splendours of our lovely Ontario foliage as the colours of autumn quickly arrive for us to savour and share with our kids! 

So before your little goblins want to plan their Halloween costumes and fun, why not take them out into nature and the wonders of all that is free in nature. Kids love hiking, so make it a big discovery adventure and enjoy the serenity, fresh air and bountiful colours that autumn has to offer. 

Your kids will cherish these memories and adventures and learn to make and create their own over time. This can all happen if you plan ahead and make it fun!

You love hiking, so how do you persuade kids to enjoy this great activity and the outdoors as much as you do?

5 Ways to Catch the Halloween Spirit

Your little one can be transformed into an animal, a princess, or superhero for little or no cost.

Check with neighbours or friends to see if they can swap outgrown outfits with you. Check out gently used costumes from older cousins, yard sales, or second hand stores.

Let your child help select a pumpkin for the porch. Cut out paper pumpkins and have your child design some jack o'lantern faces.

Try painting a pumpkin.

In the weeks leading up to Halloween, choose a nice day to visit a local pumpkin farm or corn maze. Around home, continue the theme by getting a big cardboard box and decorating it like a spooky house.

Your little one can benefit from Halloween if you keep it simple. Start early and visit only a few houses, such as the ones in closest proximity. It is a great opportunity for your young child to interact with grown ups and form a connection with your neighbours.

For preschool-aged kids new to Halloween, their collection of candy can provide entertainment and education. Put the treats in alphabetical order, create patterns, or group them by colour, size and shape. The kids won't realize it but they are building early reading and math skills.

ParentsCanada.com/halloween5 Ways to Catch the Spirit

 
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by Oct. 20, 2012. Just send us an email to reserve your spot.