Sleep Talk For Children's Self Esteem & Other Issues - A Powerful Parenting Tool

Are you a parent who would like to support your child’s development in the best possible way? Would you like access to a quick, easy technique to improve their behaviour? Build their self-esteem and help with lots of childhood issues? The Sleep Talk for children may be the answer.

In this video below, I am going to talk very briefly about sleep talk. It is an awesome parenting tool that I have been using for my son since he was born. I have used it for potty training, behavioural issues, handling tantrums, separation anxiety, weaning breastfeeding, putting to sleep, building self esteem, eating issues and what not. This can be used for children till they are about 12 or 13 years. However magical it may seem, it has a strong backing of a reason why it works.

But before we go on to why it works, let us first understand how it can be used. So how to do sleep talk. Watch this video below to understand.

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Self Healing & Chakra Balancing - 10 Days Online Whatsapp Workshop

Announcing the 10 days online Whatsapp Workshop for everyone - SELF HEALING & CHAKRA BALANCING.

I would like to invite you to this transformative whatsapp workshop (so you can be anywhere in the world to attend this) where I will teach you about your energy centres called Chakras. I will tell you how to energize, strengthen and balance them, one by one.

In this workshop, you will get to understand about 7 chakras, their various aspects, how they govern our physical & emotional lives, identify the imbalances in your chakras, self heal your chakras, do chakra balancing & see a shift in your overall energy and physical, mental & emotional being.

⚠️ Suitable for beginners (little or no experience in meditation) and advanced.

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How To Make Eco-Friendly Ganesha At Home With Kids - Workshop

This Ganpati festival, I conducted a workshop for kindergarten kids on how to make eco-friendly Ganesha at home. I used the ingredients available in the kitchen to make these idols. 

Ganpati Festival in Indian, specially in Maharashtra is very popular among kids as well as adults. People bring Ganpati idols to their homes and offer Him prayers everyday for 10 days before visarjan into the water. Now a days with the environmental crisis all over the world, it is necessary to be more aware of what we put into our water bodies.

You can check out this video on how to make your own eco-friendly Ganesha & do not forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel!



Here are some lovely moments that were captured during the workshop that I took. Kids loved this sensory experience!

There were kids from Nursery, Junior and Senior KG and I loved how they enjoyed and chatted all the way making their own Ganeshas.

 

Here I am giving finishing touches to all the idols.

Check out all the 18 imperfect yet beautiful Ganeshas!

After few days, these kids did the visarjan of these chemical free Ganeshas by putting the idol in a tub of water and then using the water for plants. Absolutely sustainable, right?

I would like to thank Little Wings International for helping us with the venue & logistics!

Hope you like this version of the beloved Lord Ganesha. Do share how you made your eco-friendly Ganesha. I would love to see the pics!

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Handling Toddler Tantrums - Conscious Parenting Techniques - Workshop Event Coverage

Workshop Poster

Toddler tantrums can be very hard to handle for parents! They start from sometime around 18 months or so & usually go on till 3-4 years of age. Also called as terrible 2's, these little beings are famous for doing random things at random times with no reasoning in most cases. They cry, complain, scream, hit, kick, throw stuff and what not, and we adults are sometimes clueless to what they are up to. We lose our calm sometimes, do something which we ourselves regret later. I have not seen any parent who has not had his/her big share of toddler tantrums! 

The K Junction in association with Cedarwood Afterschool Program, recently conducted a workshop for parents on Handling Toddler Tantrums. It was very well received & the parents went back with lots of pointers & homework to do on how they can cope up with the situation in a better way. 

Sharing some of the content of this workshop so that my readers here can also use it to their benefit. Of course there is nothing like discussing everything in person & elaborating the bullet points in details but still, this could be a starting point if you are looking for some answers in handling the situation at your end. 

What Causes A Tantrum

• Communication needs
• Battle for control
• They are having a hard time & seeking our help
• To seek attention
• Reflection of parents/caregivers
• Incorrect expectation from parents 

Toddler Brain Demystified

Toddler's Neocortex, thinking part of the brain, that does higher order thinking, is NOT developed fully & it's development continues through the mid 20s. Functions of Neocortex include 

• Self awarenessž
• Logic & reasoning
• Ability to control impulses
• Understanding consequences
• Problem solving
• Empathy
• Attention
• žUnderstanding & interpreting emotions

Handling Tantrums – What Does Not Work

• Leave them crying for some time 
• Ask them to stop crying/whining 
• Explain/criticize what wrong they did 
• Punishments 
• žTimeouts
• Explaining consequences 
• Rewards 
• Ask them to apologize 
• Become embarrassed yourself

Handling Tantrums – What Works

• Understand the reason 
• Acknowledge the big feeling & let them cry assuring you are there for them 
• Give a tight hug 
• Keep calm & use calm voice 
• Unconditional love

Talk It Out Gently!

To conclude let us understand that 

• žWhen they are throwing a tantrum, they are not giving us hard time, they are having a hard time!
• žGive them appropriate control in daily lives, set a routine, understand their needs, avoid tantrum provoking situations & give unconditional love 
• Our kids require us most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend our whole time trying to correct them

And I end this article with some brilliant quotes that we parents need to be reminded frequently :) 

Some pictures from the workshop!

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