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Undue Praise
Good job! Well done! Nice work! I myself use these words often. It is something that we have all done and we will no doubt continue to do through forces of habit, but just how useful are these words? GoStrengthsOnline recommend 3 ways to praise children without using these terms and why it is so important…
Processed Meat
Processed meats have been in the news for some time now and gained some notoriety in terms of health problems but before we get into that, take a look at how some of these foods are made. Processed meats are generally higher in calories than fresh meat so add to unhealthy weight gain. They also have high sodium levels which can lead to heart…
The Stanford Marshmallow Test
What is the Marshmallow test and just why is it an important? In the test children are sat down in front of a tasty marshmallow treat. They are told that they have a choice. They can either eat the marshmallow now or wait 15 minutes and they will receive two marshmallows instead. Which option would you…
Manners for the sake of manners
There is a huge difference between teaching children polite manners and asking them to regurgitate phrases like “thank you” and “please”. When we tell children to say polite things or say good morning to others, we are doing more damage than good. Simply forcing a child to say thank you or please does not teach the child…
Is brown bread any better than white?
White bread has for a long time, had bad associations. It is achieved by processing the healthy, nutrient rich grains using various chemicals such as chlorine dioxide, potassium bromated, azocarbonamide and ammonium chloride. These chemicals strip the grains of their goodness and bleach them into the white bread that we all know and love. White bread…
Choosing the Right Primary School in Bangkok
Im am often asked the question by parents about the differences between bilingual schools and international schools in Bangkok. I am asked whether I think bilingual schools are an acceptable choice for their child’s primary schooling. These really are the only two acceptable choices in Bangkok, for an expat parent. As a head at an…
Creating a creative curriculum
We are all born scientists. From the moment we leave the womb we are flooded with information. The amount of new information a child takes in in those formative years is incredible and they do it with such ease. Babies and younger children want to discover new things, so why do we insist on stopping them? We…
Benchmarking: Why is my child not as good as yours?
We all like to compare ourselves to others, whether we think we do or not. So when it comes to our children we are almost twice as competitive. Some parents want their children to be the best in the class, some just worry whether their kids can keep up, and for some we worry that…
Creating unhealthy stigmas
We often say things without really thinking about the true effect of our words. How many of us have said some of these lines? 1) “You can’t leave the table until you have eaten all of your vegetables” 2) “If you don’t finish your homework there will be no TV” 3) “Clean up your room!…