by Great Kids | May 31, 2016 | GKI Blog, Updates
“I have learned, and grown, more since Dylan’s birth than any other time in my life. You learn patience, and you get to witness miracles that you otherwise would have been too busy to have noticed… You learn acceptance, you realize you have been wrong to judge, and...
by Great Kids | May 24, 2016 | GKI Blog, Updates
We all have to manage our time whether it be at home, work, school or all together. This week’s blog is about time management from the perspective of not doing more things in less time but rather doing the right things better. We will discuss some strategies on how...
by Great Kids | May 17, 2016 | GKI Blog, Updates
We recently received an interesting request for information from a Home Visitor in Nova Scotia. A parent asked a very good question; she wanted to know what the research says about the link between self-regulation and heredity. Home Visitors are often asked these...
by Great Kids | May 10, 2016 | GKI Blog, Updates
In our work, the cause and effect nature of parenting is really at the heart of all we do. Supporting parents to gain the understanding that their behavior today, even prenatally, has a huge impact on who their child will become is critical in motivating positive...
by Great Kids | May 3, 2016 | GKI Blog, Updates
We’ve discussed in previous postings the impacts of early adversity on health and brain development (Great Vine Blog: Parenting Kids Who Are Ready to Parent, 2015). We’ve also talked about the impact of early adversity on our food preferences (Great Vine Blog –...