We all know interpersonal skills oil the way for success in school, college and in the workforce. What are interpersonal skills? Interpersonal skills are known as soft skills or human skills. Interpersonal skills are skills or ways you interact with people. These skills are used when trying to share feelings, thoughts, ideas or meaning. It…
Author: The mom next door
What can you do with a classroom timer?
Classroom timer, what is that? Do you know that you can build the children’s knowledge of time starting quite young? What good can a classroom timer do for the students and teachers? A lot! Timers are a great way to keep track of time. The idea of a timer is time management, to make sure…
Work Life Balance, working when you have small children at home
Stop juggling work and life: Work life balance. Really, there should be no such a thing. It should be called life. Imagine life as a box, inside that box there are plenty of things. One of those things should be work, others can be family, commitments etc. Work should complement our life. It should not…
Do your children know how to solve problems?
Problem Solving Cycle: We all encounter problems in life. Some are easier then others to solve, yet we can all solve them the same way! Let us take a look at normal everyday problems we all encounter: Rachel was having a problem with her friend Lea, she felt that Lea was not willing to play…
How to get your child to behave in school:
Children are angels who may not always behave the way we want them to: Before you had child/ren you thought you will be the best mom, your children will always cooperate and be a sweet little prince/ princess. You knew that there may be hardship and some bumps along the way but nothing too tough…
Children and Emotions
Everyone has emotions: Children are people and they have feelings too. Many times children have a hard time expressing themselves and may either laugh or cry to let you know how they are feeling. Expressions on a child’s face can also tell you how they are feeling. What are Emotions: What are emotions? How do…
How to help your anxious child:
Anxiety in Children: Every child may be anxious at times, it may a test they are nervous about, a doctor visit or just fearing the unknown. However, there are always some children that you will find perpetually anxious, these children need your assistance and reassurance to flourish in the classroom at home and beyond. Of…
How to stop tantrums
Tantrums are never fun, no one likes them or wants to deal with them. Learn how to stop tantrums before they can even think of taking place. The start of the tantrum: Lolly went to the store with her mother, as they were walking down the aisle she spotted a candy bar that seemed to…
Want to learn some magical skills?
The magic in soft skills: Charlie is a magician. Just kidding! Though he fools us all, for he certainly acts like one. In reality Charlie got the magic touch. He is the one whom everyone trusts and loves. Whenever something needs to get done everyone turns to Charlie. He gets it done and completes it…
What to say everyday:
Things to say everyday to your children: We say a lot of things to our children everyday we tell them what to do, where to go and when to clean up. It is time to make the things we say memorable and lasting. Remember when a teacher or parent told you something and you got…








