{"id":11077,"date":"2023-06-08T12:44:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T01:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=11077"},"modified":"2023-06-08T12:44:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T01:44:27","slug":"in-this-together-13","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/in-this-together-13\/","title":{"rendered":"In this Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Tips to Connect with Your Daughter<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Positive relationships between parents or carers and children are important for all areas of a child\u2019s development.\u00a0 Just like adults, children experience a range of feelings and emotions, which can be complex and varied.\u00a0 Understanding and addressing these emotions helps children to grow and navigate life\u2019s ups and downs.\u00a0 Connecting with your child also helps them to feel safe, valued and supported. Building a strong child parent relationship involves actively listening to your child, encouraging open communication, emotional attunement and thinking about what is going on for them. As parents and carers, you have to opportunity to shape your daughter\u2019s social and emotional development and overall wellbeing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here are some things you can do to help connect with your daughter:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spend quality time together.<\/li>\n<li>Be present and in the moment.<\/li>\n<li>Show affection through your words, language, and body language.<\/li>\n<li>Create a caring environment of respect and trust.<\/li>\n<li>Open and positive communication.<\/li>\n<li>Active listening.<\/li>\n<li>Being a calm role model by responding, not reacting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information and tips on how to connect with your child, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/parentline.com.au\/issues\/connecting-your-child\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Circle of Security Parenting Series<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>At times, parents may feel lost or unsure how to respond to their child. This is normal and expected. Parents or carers may also find it hard to understand what their child might need from them or what need their child is trying to get met.<\/p>\n<p>There are several programs available to support parents and carers connect with their child.\u00a0 One program currently being offered by Blossoming Minds Psychology is called Circle of Security Parenting Series. This workshop aims to help parents and carers (of 4 months old to 7 years old) understand their child\u2019s emotional needs and regulation, foster self-esteem and strengthen their child\u2019s security. Circle of Security Parenting workshops support parents\/carers to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand their child\u2019s emotional world by learning to read the emotional needs.<\/li>\n<li>Support their child\u2019s ability to successfully manage emotions.<\/li>\n<li>Enhance the development of their child\u2019s self-esteem.<\/li>\n<li>Make sense of what their child is asking from them.<\/li>\n<li>Honour their innate wisdom and desire for their child to be secure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on this workshop, including contact details for Blossoming Minds Clinic, dates, and pricing, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/Circle-of-Security-Courtney-June-August-2023-flyer.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Olivia Whelan<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>School Counsellor<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tips to Connect with Your Daughter Positive relationships between parents or carers and children are important for all areas of a child\u2019s development.\u00a0 Just like adults, children experience a range of feelings and emotions, which can be complex and varied.\u00a0 Understanding and addressing these emotions helps children to grow and navigate life\u2019s ups and downs.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[23],"class_list":["post-11077","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_tag-in-this-together"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/11077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=11077"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=11077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}