Monthly Archives: September 2014

Insights on Self-Control

“In this New York Times article, author Pamela Druckerman reports on a conversation with Walter Mischel, the Columbia University psychologist who conducted the “marshmallow” experiments in the 1950s. His well-known finding was that five-year-olds who could defer gratification – resisting … Continue reading

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Driving to Jeddah?

I just read this article and although it refers to long car journeys when perhaps you are going on holiday, it hit me that Jeddah is pretty far away and that this may benefit some other parents. Connect with Your … Continue reading

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Good Talk: Raising Smart Learners Through Rich Conversations

“When it comes to children’s learning, are we focusing too much on schools—and not enough on parents? “There is, quite rightly, a cacophonous debate on how to reform schools, open up colleges, and widen access to pre-K learning,” notes a … Continue reading

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Coping with feeding problems

Is your child a faddy eater? Does it take forever for your child to finish their food? Here are some ideas I have read about in our books in the cousnelling department : ‘Coping with Children’s Feeding problems and Bedtime … Continue reading

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Welcome to our blog

Dear Parents. Welcome to counsellorsrus! We glad you have been able to find us and we hope you find our blog interesting and helpful. Yasmeen and I would really like to start running workshops on different issues to support you … Continue reading

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