When I was parenting my children this whole idea of learning how to calm down when I was feeling angry, frustrated, annoyed and upset never really occurred to me. I remember clearly that it was their fault that I was annoyed with them and frequently told them so. I told…
在我们2017的这两期中文课程中，众多的父母反映情绪管理真的是世界上最难的事之一。为什么这么难，这些家长还要去尝试呢？最主要的原因可能是想让自己保持理性并过的开心点，但另一个很重要的原因是，父母们想成为孩子的好榜样，用自己实际的行动来教会孩子怎样表达情绪，释放情绪，然后平复情绪， 当被愤怒沮丧失望悲哀这些负面情绪围绕时，我们究竟该做些什么。
Recently parents in our Whanau Marama Parenting Courses have asked us questions about children’s self-regulation and self-control. From my point view, both self-regulation and self-control are life-long processes. Even us as adults, the ability may not be successfully developed. We know that it is not good to lie down and…
One of the most useful skills to have as parents is the ability to be able to calm down or de-stress. Staying calm with our tamariki is perhaps more important than many of us realize. Certainly there is enough evidence that parental stress can negatively affect the brain development of…