4 Christmas Activities for Children to Help with at Home

Photo by Any Lane from Pexels As a child, I loved the weeks leading up to Christmas as much as Christmas day. This was because of all the Christmas activities for children that were fun and exciting. Firstly, I couldn’t wait for school to break because this meant going to the country to see my grandmother. Equally, it meant…

ByMargo MorrisonDecember 22, 20210CommentsShare PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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3 Things to Teach Children about Giving

Photo by Kampus Production from Pexels Christmas is a great time to teach children about giving. The act of giving is to present someone with something so that they can enjoy it, look at it or care for it. What better time to teach children about giving than during the festive season? Christmas is a wonderful time of year,…

ByMargo MorrisonDecember 15, 20211CommentShare PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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What are the Benefits of Positive Parenting? 6 Incredible Advantages

Photo by Orione Conceição from Pexels The benefits of positive parenting are enormous for child development. Positive parenting is parental practices that are directed to the full development of children through non-violence, care, recognition, guidance and the establishment of limits (Consejo de Europa, 2006 in Pastor et al., 2015). Research has consistently shown that positive parenting benefits children…

ByMargo MorrisonNovember 30, 20210CommentsShare PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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Strengths-Based Parenting: Positive Parenting Skills that Foster Child Development

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels In this article, you'll learn about strengths-based parenting. In my last article, I defined positive parenting as a continuation of the celebration of Parents Month. I highlighted six characteristics of positive parenting, including working with children’s strengths instead of picking at their weaknesses. For this article, I will focus more on the…

ByMargo MorrisonNovember 16, 20210CommentsShare PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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Parent Month 2021

November kicks off the start of the celebration for Parent Month. Parent Month 2021 is celebrated under the theme, “Positive Parenting: Impacting Generations.” Photo: Margo Morrison download the free poster here As we enter November, in celebration of Parent Month, I would like to salute our parents and say thank you for doing your best! It…

ByMargo MorrisonNovember 1, 20211CommentShare PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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Breastfeeding Awareness: What are the Benefits of Breastfeeding?

Photo by Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz from Pexels It is breastfeeding awareness month! Promoting the benefits of breastfeeding is a shared responsibility as in doing so, we not only benefit babies and mothers, but we also benefit our society. Like everything else in modern culture, breastfeeding is a hot topic for debate; whether it is about when and where…

ByMargo MorrisonSeptember 23, 20210CommentsShare PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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Going Back to School: 5 Success Strategies for Parents

Photo: Margo Morrison Summer is over and that means going back to school. Parents, are you ready for success this school year? Many parents would have been settled now with the going back-to-school routine. Of course, the back-to-school preparations for parents started months ago and culminated in “September Morning”. “September Morning” is the day that schools…

ByMargo MorrisonSeptember 20, 20210CommentsShare PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

Parenting Fatherhood

Perspectives on Fatherhood – Part 3

This interview is from Delroy Beckford. He shares his perspectives on fatherhood. The article is the latest in the fatherhood series. photo: Delroy Beckford Margo: Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Delroy: I am a father of three children, and husband of one wife. I am in my late fifties and have been married…

ByMargo MorrisonJune 27, 20211CommentShare PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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Perspectives of Fatherhood: What Does it Mean to Be a Father?

Today’s interview is from Miguel Morrison, aged 42 years old. He is a certified electrician and refrigeration technician, father to one and lives with his partner on the western end of the island. Miguel gives us his perspectives on fatherhood by sharing his experiences. Photo credit: Miguel Morrison Thank you for taking part in this series…

ByMargo MorrisonJune 23, 20215CommentsShare PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link

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Perspectives on Fatherhood: The Impact of Positive Fatherhood.

You might think that you’re having random conversations, but they pick up what you’re saying, so when they pick up on bad habits and see them with it, it’s like you’re looking in the mirror.

ByMargo MorrisonJune 20, 20216CommentsShare PostShare on Facebook Share on TwitterShare by EmailSend Link