June 14th, 2021

A Conversation About Raising Healthy Children

It was sunny for 5-minutes... Yay!

​How are you feeling this week?
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What have been your biggest wins? 

What hasn't gone so well? What lessons have you taken away from these experiences? Are you ready to let them go now?
 
At HappiMe, I speak to parents and carers every day who share that they’re worried they aren’t raising their children “right”. It’s something I hear more than any other concern! Do you ever feel like this?
 
This week, I will be sharing advice on tips to help parents feel more confident about how to raise their children well.
 
Tip 1:
 
Go easy on yourself!
 
If your child is loved, nourished (I won’t tell you off for the odd McDonald’s!), clothed, clean, accessing education regularly, being taught how to be empathic and kind, with their other basic needs met… You are doing a good job.
 
HappiMe offers a free resource pack with tools for helping to teach your children about managing emotions and improving confidence, so if you’d like us to send this to you, contact us.

I also discovered this article recently that I think parents may find useful. It’s from the reputable ‘Very Well Family’ and shares tips and advice on how to raise a “good child”.
 
Read the article here.

Tip 2:

Listen!
 
In a 70-year study, where scientists followed over 14,000 children born after WW2, one of the key takeaways was how important listening to your children can be.
 
A child who feels listened to will communicate better in adolescence and adulthood. Communicative skills can help us in every aspect of life, so offering your child good, empathetic listening skills can make all of the difference.
 
Check out a summary of the study here.
 
Tip 3:

Be willing to learn!

Parenting isn't easy, so be open to learning about how you can be better. If you're reading this blog, you're half way there!

Why not check out Helen Pearson’s TED Talk on the lessons from the longest study on human development?
 
For the past 70 years, scientists in Britain have been studying thousands of children through their lives to find out why some end up happy and healthy while others struggle. It's the longest-running study of human development in the world, and it's produced some of the best-studied people on the planet while changing the way we live, learn and parent. Reviewing this remarkable research, science journalist Helen Pearson shares some important findings and simple truths about life and good parenting.
 
Check it out here.

And... That's it from me for another week!

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Take care,

Abby and the HappiMe Team x