Express your child’s Love Language

Children receive love in different ways.  Each child has a love language that is special to them—it fills their love tank.  Try all of these often and see which one is your child’s favourite:

☆          Words—tell them all the things you love about them not just what they do.

☆          Touch—surprise them with hugs, hold their hand, cuddle them heaps.

☆          Acts— tidy their bedroom, make their favourite dinner, and fix their bike.

☆          Time—set aside 1-2 hours just to spend with your child—walking, bike riding, throwing a ball, playing together.

☆          Gifts— leave surprises on their beds, find a feather and give it to them, buy a special something.

Note from Karin: If you would like to read more about Love Languages this book is brilliant ~ ”The Five Love Languages of Children”. Available from me for only $19 (plus $5 postage) ~ Save $9. Just send me an email karin@nurturehouse.com.au and I will send you an invoice for payment.

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It’s time to go outside in nature ~ Natural Support for ADHD Children

We were made to live with and be in nature.  It is there to balance and heals us.  So encourage your child to experience nature every day by:

*         Taking their shoes off and feeling the earth, the grass, the sand

*      Walking on the beach or in the bush

*      Playing in a park

*         Watching the sun rise or sun set

*         Watching the clouds and the birds in the trees

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Create rhythms for your family

August 10, 2010

Rhythms form the basis of life —  night and day; the seasons; the beat in music.  Children need to have a consistent rhythm in their life too.  A time for eating, a time for rest, a time for play.  As they get older—a time to pack their bag, to go to school, and to do [...]

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All we are saying is: give peace a chance

August 10, 2010

A nonviolent method of dealing with terrorism has been adapted as a gentler form of parenting. But does it work?
I was rendered speechless by my four-year-old son recently. At the end of a fraught day he put his arms around my neck and whispered in a consolatory tone: “I still love you Mummy, even though [...]

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Fibre may help asthma, diabetes

July 29, 2010

Source: Sydney Morning Herald October 2009
Modern diets high in processed foods that contain little fibre may be behind the rise in recent decades of inflammatory diseases such as asthma and Type 1 diabetes, say Sydney scientists who have found fibre consumption can trigger the production of immune molecules in the gut.
The response could be responsible [...]

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Missing out on brain food puts kids at risk ~ Natural treatment ADHD

July 29, 2010

Source: Sydney Morning Herald November 2009
AN OVERWHELMING majority of children do not eat enough fish, placing them at risk of heart disease, asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and retarded brain development, new research says.
Associate Professor Barbara Meyer, from the University of Wollongong’s School of Health Sciences, said intakes of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids – found [...]

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What foods give kids a healthy start to life ~ natural treatment autism

July 29, 2010

Source: www.onfood.com.au
An international symposium on the role nutrition plays in the prevention and management of pregnancy complications and early childhood diseases such as autism, asthma, obesity and cancer will be held in Adelaide this Friday, (July 30).
“Nutritional genomics is an emerging area of science that is making a significant difference in our approach to enhancing [...]

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Slowing down can help your child ~ Natural Treatment ADD & Autism

July 15, 2010

Is your world spinning faster and faster?  Are there more and more things to do and not enough hours in the day to do them? Does it feel as if you are being pulled along and you don’t have any choice? This natural treatment idea may help.
Many of us fall into the trap of going faster [...]

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Your child can help themselves & the family ~ Natural treatment for Autistic children

July 6, 2010

All of us share a deep desire to help and to know we are capable and valuable. Our children have this same wish, although they may not realise how they can create this experience. 
A great way to support your child’s self confidence is to encourage them to help themselves or help the family. This can be [...]

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Loving Hands ~ Naturally supporting your child

July 6, 2010

Do you remember someone taking your hand unexpectedly, and just holding it, and feeling so loved and at home? Or maybe you have reached out to someone else, when they needed it, and put your hand on their back to show them that you are there?
Our hands show our children that we care, however, we [...]

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