Parenting Tip
Each week we are going to share a parenting tip from Mandy Thorpe our PFSA (Parent Family Support Advisor) that may help with parenting which I know you will agree can be a tricky path to navigate.
The shops are full of toys and Christmas mania at the moment. Children are writing and rewriting their Christmas lists.
A parent shared an idea a few years ago to help around the Christmas period. When your child asks for toys in the shops you pause for a second, comment on the thing they’re pointing out, take a photo on your phone and agree that it's a great toy/item, and you have taken a picture to remind yourself that she/he likes it.
It's very likely that your child will then forget the toy/item and move on to something else.
This strategy avoids meltdowns and tantrums in the shop and shows the child that you are noticing and responding to the things they point out.
