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Tabitha Jonson joined the group Village Green General Forum 4 years, 7 months ago
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Tabitha Jonson wrote a new post, Tips for Smoother Transitions 4 years, 7 months ago
Tips for Smoother
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Tabitha Jonson wrote a new post, Mindful Parenting Resource Kit 4 years, 7 months ago
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Tabitha Jonson replied to the topic Starting Kindy? in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
I don’t think it is necessary and really depends on each child and family. Some children love things like kindy or playcentre, some enjoy building relationships on a more one to one basis.
I also home educate and really enjoy seeing my kids interact and form friendships with children of all ages so I don’t think kids need to be just with kids of…[Read more]
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Tabitha Jonson replied to the topic Starting Kindy? in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
I don’t think it is necessary and really depends on each child and family. Some children love things like kindy or playcentre, some enjoy building relationships on a more one to one basis.
I also home educate and really enjoy seeing my kids interact and form friendships with children of all ages so I don’t think kids need to be just with kids of…[Read more]
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Tabitha Jonson wrote a new post, Stress Relief Download 4 years, 7 months ago
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Tabitha Jonson wrote a new post, Aggression, Hitting & Sibling Rivalry 4 years, 7 months ago
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Tabitha Jonson wrote a new post, Why we Explode & How to Prevent It Download 4 years, 7 months ago
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Tabitha Jonson wrote a new post, Discipline without Punishment – Free Videos 4 years, 7 months ago
How we can guide or children
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Tabitha Jonson replied to the topic Introduce yourself in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
Welcome to our new members. So excited to get to know you all more.
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Tabitha Jonson joined the group Village Green General Forum 4 years, 7 months ago
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Tabitha Jonson wrote a new post, Discipline without Punishment eCourse 4 years, 8 months ago
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Tabitha Jonson replied to the topic Homeschooling in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 8 months ago
Hi Nicola,
We also Home Educate. I second what Meg has said. We also wanted our kids to keep that joy of learning and for my eldest, in particular, we decided Home Education was the best way to do that.In terms of need to know it does depend, I think, on the personalities within your family as there are different challenges. I think finding a…[Read more]
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Tabitha Jonson wrote a new post, Monthly Premium membership for kiwis 4 years, 10 months ago
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Tabitha Jonson replied to the topic Screens, self-directed play and intrinsic motivation in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 10 months ago
Genevieve has just finished a new article for the Natural Parent Magazine about Screens and children. We can’t release it to the general website for a while yet but we like to share it with you all first.
It’s broken into two posts. The first covers some of the implications of screen use according to research and the second looks at how we can…[Read more]
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Tabitha Jonson wrote a new post, Navigating Screen Use 4 years, 10 months ago
Do conversations about screen use often lead to conflict in your family? Do you struggle to figure out how much screen time is appropriate to allow at different ages? Do you have the instinct to limit screen t
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I can confirm the value of the above methods with my own 21 year old son who has grown up in this digital age. Compared to his peers, he has very minimal screen time, preferring to do a range of activities he has grown up with. He now works as an adventure leader helping children around ages 11 – 14 appreciate nature, creative play and develop resilience.
In additon to the wise options in this article, there still might need some negotiation and conflict resolution strategies. Some suggestions, once children are aware of your concerns as well as your alternatives to screen time, is to ask children themselves what they think are reasonable limits as well as alternative activities.
Once boundaries of use are negotiated along with alternative activities (including free playtime), you might consider using parental control apps. If so, rather than simply imposing these on your children, aim to reach an agreement about their use and then use lots of praise for engagement in alternative activities during the transition period ad empathising with discomfort with reduced screen time (consider reducing screen time over a period in the same way an addict might reduce drug use overtime to reduce withdrawal effects).-
Jon this is so good to read and I really appreciate you taking the time to share this with other readers. It’s very hard to maintain healthy limits around screens when children, so it’s important to keep remembering the long term goals and the patterns being formed. And yes good advice about checking out the parental control apps too!
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Tabitha Jonson wrote a new post, What every parent needs to know about kids using screens 4 years, 10 months ago
By Genevieve Simperingham
First published in The Natural Parent Magazine.Kids just love being on those screens and hate having to turn them off! We parents (often guiltily) love how all becomes calm and q
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In addition to the addictive nature of ‘smart’ (really dumbing) phones, there are other grave risks & problems. While car accidents are the primary cause of death an serious injury in teenagers between 16 to 19, that risk increases four-fold when mobile phones are involved.
Algorithms designed to increase use (increase addiction) and sell more products (increase consumerism), tend to favor inaccurate, controversial and decisive information over factual information. One result is an increase of communicable diseases as a consequence along with increased social disharmony and reduced emotional and intellectual intelligence.
Some additional unknowns include the long term effects of the new 5G radiation and what could happen to the volumes of information held by many companies on individual phone users. Parents already know about the authority of the phone taking over parential authority. So it’s worthile taking positive action to learn how to minimise these problems while enjoying some of the benefits this technology has to offer…
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Tabitha Jonson started the topic NEW ARTICLE – in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 10 months ago
Just wanted to quickly share this new article which covers how we talk with children when it comes to tricky topics like screens, food and movement.
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Tabitha Jonson replied to the topic Play in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 11 months ago
Libby, it is soo hard just being present ah?! I struggle too as I have so many things going through my mind.
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