November 17th, 2020

Tips for helping my child to improve their behaviour...

“Surround yourself with supportive people.” – Unknown  
 
Yesterday, we discussed why children may misbehave before school.
 
Today, we wanted share some more tips for supporting them:
 

• Have a consistent routine. It doesn’t have to be elaborate, even just wash, brush teeth, get dressed then breakfast. If your child struggles, you could display this routine with timings and mount it next to their bedroom clock. You could do the same for before bed, or when they get home from school too. Be sure to keep them simple though!
• Give them a space to talk each morning and evening. This may be in the car, or at the table at mealtimes, even before bed as a final check-in. Give them obvious opportunities to share.
• Educate them on feelings, emotions and physical sensations. A fun way to do this is by creating ‘Feelings Cards’ together to help them learn about their different feelings and what they might mean.
• If you can, give them a “safe space” where they can go to calm down. That may be a den or their bedroom. Keep an eye on them, but try to be subtle.

If you feel in need of support or specific advice, please get in touch. 
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How else can HappiMe help you or your child? We offer targeted coaching programmes, which can be really useful for supporting you to develop more helpful thinking patterns. Find out more here.