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SPRING 2021
ISSUE 2, 2021

for the Unknown Future

CLICK BY NICOLEEN DAVIES, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, LIFE TALK

HERE TO his is something I have often give up at the first hurdle, or don’t these are surprisingly simple things:

pondered – how do you raise
VIEW Tchildren for the unknown, for appreciate things or people, or have  Raise your children with a ‘can do’
versus a ‘can’t do’ attitude. This
a poor work ethic – so will they. Fact.
a world that doesn’t exist yet, for a will encourage them to become
life of constant and rapid change, of self-starters and action-oriented.
complexity?
 Let your children do chores. If
The key skills they would probably they don’t do them, someone else
need are resilience and adaptability has too. Chores reinforce that
but, in addition, psychologists have work needs to be done and, in
identified several factors that may so doing, each of us contributes.
ensure success. We have nothing This helps develop collaboration
else to work with other than what skills and empathy - because
current studies and theories predict, they know what it takes, how
so this is what the experts suggest. to work independently, and it
teaches them the importance of
WE ARE OUR CHILDREN’S ROLE responsibility. It may also teach
MODELS them negotiation skills!
Parenting has a direct influence We all want our children
on developing a child’s capabilities.  Encourage curiosity. Free time
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We all know how important it is to used for self-exploration will
An EIA Motoring Supplement spend time with our children and fulfilled and able to cope create the space for your child to
that they learn how to behave by with what life throws at cultivate creative thoughts and
observing the adults in their lives. them. So, how do we set actions. Verbally reward your child
Car Reviews and Launches It is irrefutable that you will have a that foundation? for striving for new experiences
major impact on how your children
and encourage them to turn
conduct themselves in adulthood. curiosity into action.
Support the Cheetah Sanctuary Being aware of this in your daily SUCCESSFUL PARENTING -  Teach social skills. A study
WHAT THE PROFESSIONALS
interactions will be crucial to their
conducted over 20 years showed
SAY
and Win a Car development. If they see you lose Studies indicate that successful that socially competent children
who, without prompting could
your temper easily, or shout at
adults had the following common
cooperate with their peers and
people when things go wrong, or
grounding as children, and some of
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