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𝐍𝐨, 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭...
"𝑁𝑜, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛." "𝑁𝑜, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒." "𝑁𝑜, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 just do it.” But...

Brenda Leemans
May 272 min read
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𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬.𝑰𝒕 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚.
Not from the fear of punishment. Not from sticker charts or timeouts. Not from being told to “𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑚 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛” or “𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟...

Brenda Leemans
May 272 min read
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Parental Alienation is Child Abuse
Parental alienation is a term used to describe a situation where a child is turned against one parent by the other parent, often in the...

Brenda Leemans
Mar 25, 20232 min read
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Writing on the Slate of Who Your Child Is
As parents, we are given the precious responsibility of nurturing and shaping our children into happy, healthy, and well-adjusted adults....

Brenda Leemans
Mar 19, 20232 min read
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Language is your Parenting Superpower
As a parent, you have the power to shape your child's future with your words. Your language is your parenting superpower, and it can be...

Brenda Leemans
Mar 19, 20232 min read
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Bonding Time in the Car: A Blog for Dads
My fondest childhood memories of my dad always involved a car trip. Sometimes it was a drive around Braamfontein on a Saturday morning,...

Brenda Leemans
Mar 19, 20233 min read
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Restorative Discipline
Restorative discipline is an approach to discipline that prioritises repairing the harm caused by misbehaviour rather than implementing...

Brenda Leemans
Mar 18, 20232 min read
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Who Is This Kid? 5 Ways for Parents to Reconnect
Parents and children have been having disagreements as far back as parenthood goes, but our modern world provides children with ways of...

Brenda Leemans
Mar 18, 20233 min read
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My child wont eat most foods, please help!
It can be challenging when a child is a picky eater and refuses to eat most foods. Here are some tips that may help: Keep offering a...

Brenda Leemans
Mar 18, 20231 min read
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Explaining Play Therapy to your Child
Explaining play therapy to a child can be done in a way that is easy for them to understand and that helps them feel comfortable with the...

Brenda Leemans
Mar 18, 20231 min read
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What is Play Therapy?
Play therapy is a type of therapy used to help children express their thoughts, feelings, and experiences through play. It involves the...

Brenda Leemans
Mar 18, 20232 min read
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How to explain Brain Profiling to Children
Brain profiling is a way of understanding how someone's brain works. Just like how everyone's face looks different, everyone's brain also...

Brenda Leemans
Mar 18, 20231 min read
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Brain Profiling
Brain profiling, also known as neuro profiling, is the process of gathering information about an individual's brain functioning using...

Brenda Leemans
Mar 18, 20231 min read
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