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School Age Connecting & Communicating

School-age connecting and communicating: in a nutshell

During the early school years, home life and family relationships are still the biggest influence on a child’s development. Good family relationships and lots of positive attention are just what your child needs to learn and grow.

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Learn some of the strategies to help you talk and listen to your child in a positive, constructive way in our guide for talking to children.
 

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Connecting

  • Praise, encouragement and rewards
  • Positive attention and your child
  • Overcoming obstacles to positive attention
  • Making the daily switch from work to home
  • Connecting with your school-age child
  • Staying positive: things to try
  • Building good family relationships
  • Why talking is important

Understanding feelings

  • Dealing with tragedy and trauma
  • Through a child's eyes

Communicating

  • Talking about school
  • Talking with young children about death
  • How school-age children communicate
  • How you communicate with your school-aged child
  • Talking about meltdowns
  • Talking through angry feelings
  • Handling conflict with your child
  • I can't believe I said that!
  • Strategies for apologising to kids
  • Negotiating with children
 

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  • Behaviour
  • Connecting & Communicating
    The basics
    • Connecting & communicating nutshell
    Connecting
    • Praise
    • Positive attention
    • Obstacles to being positive
    • Switch from work to home
    • Connecting
    • Staying positive
    • Family relationships
    • Why talking is important
    Communicating
    • Talking about school
    • Talking about death
    • How school kids communicate
    • Communicating with school kids
    • Meltdowns
    • Angry feelings
    • Handling conflict
    • I can't believe I said that!
    • Apologising
    • Negotiating with children
    Talking with kids
    • Introduction
    • Positive talking & listening
    • Spend time listening
    • Consider opinions
    • Pause & think
    • Accept feelings
    • Imagine solutions
    • Have some fun
    • You're talking to a child
    • Listen to yourself
    • Ask real questions
    • Tough topics
    • Don't discuss everything
    Understanding feelings
    • Tragedy & trauma
    • Through a child's eyes
    Tools
    • 'Families' video
  • Development
  • Health & Daily Care
  • Nutrition & Fitness
  • Play & Learning
  • Safety
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