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It’s back-to-school time
Parents, kids and even Bermuda Parent are tak-
ing a look at starting the school year off right. In
this issue we have many great articles like: Off to
Kindergarten: Getting Moms Ready; A Parents’
Guide to Asthma, The Best Brains require Good
Nutrition; as well as ensuring the rights of your
What Parents are Talking About
kids are adequately protected. Find out how you can get your kids
involved in the Stop Cyber-Bullying summit coming up or ensuring
if they like to make things that you join them in Bermuda’s
Maker Movement. We also have our special Boarding
School section and Carla Seely provided an article for
parents on what they should know when sending their
child to university.
The article, which had the most impact on me this
issue was Cathy Sousa’s, ‘Mindful Parenting and Teach-
ing’. Our world has become so fast paced, we constantly
need reminders to slow down, be present
and build strong lasting relationships with
those right in front of us. As parents
when we can focus on our kids feelings, for
example, ‘why are they having a temper tan-
trum right now?’, ‘how will my reaction affect
them’ or ‘how am I feeling right now and
can I manage my own behavior successfully?’.
When we can train our minds to think like this,
it is easier to model empathy and caring, so that,
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children can follow suite and practice it themselves.
Parenting is a lot of fun. Yes, there are ups and downs; but there
can be tremendous growth for us - if we are willing to accept it. My hope
for each of you this school year is that as your children grow academi-
cally, you too will see growth emotionally, socially, mentally and intellec-
tually. Never stop learning and being an example to your children!
Here’s to a great new 2017/18 school year! Thanks for reading!
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