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Dealing with separating from your youngs child: Five tips

January 16, 2018 by Rafael Richman

Is your child distressed when you separate from her at school/gan ? 

Here are five useful tips:

  1.  Ensure that your child feels safe and secure in his gan/school setting.  They need to be comfortable with the Gan, Gannenet, teacher,  and ideally feel adequately “attached” to one of the teachers.   This allows them to let go of you/parent, and connect/attach with one of the teachers at the school/gan.
  2. Don’t prolongue the separation.  Make the morning goodbye relatively brief.   The longer you continue to hang around, the more difficult it can be for both of you to say a quite and pleasant goodbye. 
  3. Provide your child with a transitional object – something that they take from home, or something that reminds them of you/parent [picture, doll, etc..].  This is for them to “keep” you with them during their day at gan/school.
  4. Create structured and consistent daily morning routines.  The more structure and consistency, the more the child feels in control, knows and can predict what happens, and has a stronger sense of security and reliability.  …the easier the transitions and separations. 
  5. Prepare your child.  Inform the child ahead of time of what will happen, and be clear with them that you will see them again [at a specific time], after lunch, etc.. Knowledge helps your child feel secure and gives them a sense of being in control .  

 

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Ways to quiet my over-active mind

January 16, 2018 by Rafael Richman

Is your mind always busy with noise and chatter?

There are ways to help quiet down your mind. 

  1.  Cultivate being aware and mindful.
  2. Walking meditations.
  3. Working with food and natural supplements. 

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Painful break-ups: how to survive

January 16, 2018 by Rafael Richman

The agony and heart-break from ending a relationship with someone that you care about and love can be incredibly intense. 

You may wonder, “will I ever get over this?  Will the pain ever end?”

There are worse and better ways to cope and to get through this painful period. 

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