<ul><li>Work out as a family. Exercising together will not only enable you to motivate each other but will reduce the chance of distraction from having to tend to the needs of little ones. </li><li>Schedule time to exercise. Try to make this the same time each day and ensure that the whole family knows that this is ‘exercise time.’ </li><li>Collate a ripper playlist. Great music makes all the difference! </li><li>Dress for the occasion. Changing into comfortable workout clothes and shoes will help put you in the right headspace for exercise.</li><li>Track your progress.</li><li>Reward yourself. Set yourself a simple, achievable goal and cho<warningtag>ose a (non-food related) reward.</warningtag></li></ul>

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You need: 2 dice, a mat or towel , and a timerRoll a dice to establish how many sets of each exercise you will do. Roll it again to establish how many repetitions you will do in each set. Then you complete the 8 exercises one after the other. Do the first round at low intensity to warm up. When you have finished have a breather/drink break and roll the dice again. Continue for a half hour.<ul><li>Squats with punches at the top</li><li>Star jumps</li><li>Tricep dips</li><li>Crunches</li><li>Lunges (alternating legs)</li><li>Sprints across the yard</li><li>Bicep curls </li><li>Reverse crunches.</li></ul>

Roll the Dice workout

You need: A deck of cards, mat or towel (for crunches and plank/hover holds), a timerTurn over one card at a time and do the exercise associated with the suit. The number on the card is the number of repetitions you will do. Ace = 1. Jack, Queen and King = 10. Jokers = 10 burpees. Work out at low intensity for the first five minutes to warm up. Do 15 minutes of each round with a breather/drink break in between.<ul><li>First round</li><li>Hearts: Calf raises</li><li>Spades: Front kicks</li><li>Diamonds: Push ups (knees or toes)</li><li>Clubs: Supermans</li></ul>Second round<ul><li>Hearts: Sumo (wide-legged) squats</li><li>Spades: Star jumps or step touches</li><li><warningtag>Diamonds: Bicep curls </warningtag></li><li><warningtag>Clubs: Reverse crunches.</warningtag></li></ul>

Deck of Cards workout

You need: A mat or towel (for crunches and plank/hover holds), a timerWorkout at low intensity for the first five minutes to warm up. When you get to the end have a breather/drink break and repeat 1-2 more times.<ul><li>30 sec of squats</li><li>30 sec of tricep dips</li><li>60 sec of supermans</li><li>30 sec of lunges </li><li>30 sec of bicep curls </li><li>60 sec  of crunches</li><li>30 sec of sumo (wide-legged) squats (as 10 full squats, 5 pulses)</li><li>30 sec of sprints across the yard</li><li>30 sec of pushups</li><li>60 sec plank/hover hold</li><li>30 sec calf raises</li><li>30 sec punching up high</li><li>60 sec star jumps or step touches</li><li>30 sec power knees</li><li>30 sec arm circles</li><li>60 sec side planks.</li></ul>

30/30/60 Workout

You need: A mat or towel (for crunches and plank/hover holds), a timer You complete 6 exercises for 45 seconds each with a 15-second rest in between each, but you get to choose from either List A (Heads) or List B (Tails). If you prefer, you can flip a coin to determine which exercise you’ll do. When you get to the end, have a breather/drink break and then repeat 4-5 times. Perform the first round at low intensity to warm up.List A (Heads)<ul><li>Skipping</li><li>Tricep dips</li><li>Crunches</li><li>Kicks to the front</li><li>Squats</li><li>Wall sit</li></ul>List B (Tails)<ul><li>Running across the yard</li><li>Pushups </li><li>Plank / hover hold</li><li>Running on the spot (heel<warningtag>s to butt)</warningtag></li><li><warningtag>Lunges</warningtag></li><li><warningtag>Calf raises.</warningtag></li></ul>

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Every year, most students have a few nerves about going back to school. This is normal with the change in routine and unknowns of what a new school year will bring. School may also bring unique worries and pressures that cause anxiety, such as:<ul><li>The need to fit in socially and make friends</li><li>Fears of bullying or peer pressure</li><li>Academic pressure to make good grades</li><li>Athletic pressure (to make the team or to perform well on the field)</li><li>Life changes, like entering a new school</li><li>Anxiety about security and safety at school.</li></ul>

Why children get back-to-school anxiety

While the pandemic is no longer a "new" thing, highly contagious variants continue to cause its spread.<ul><li>Students may worry about their health or a loved one's.</li><li>They may also worry about potential interruptions to their school year or extracurricular activities. The stress of the past few years may continue to affect students as well.</li></ul>It's important to validate any concerns your child has by checking in with them frequently. Encouraging children to focus on what they can control is a good way to manage anxiety, too.

Anxiety about going back to school during a pandemic

Children show anxiety in different ways. If you're concerned your child is feeling anxious about school, be on the lookout for changes in your child's behavior and mood.<ul><li>Signs of anxiety can include:</li><li>Disturbances in sleep</li><li>Increased defiance or irritability</li><li>Lack of concentration</li><li>Less energy</li><li>Loss of appetite</li><li>Physical symptoms like nausea, stomach aches, muscle tension or dizziness</li><li>Refusal to go to school</li><li>Sadness or crying.</li></ul>

Signs a child is feeling anxious about school

<ul><li>Pay attention to your child's feelings and listen to their concerns.</li><li>Explain to your child what you know about what the school year or classroom will look like to help them mentally prepare.</li><li>Show children how to behave and how to feel about themselves, even in the midst of anxiety.</li><li>Establish routines. Being consistent with bedtime, mealtime, playtime, screen time and expressions of love can create a sense of stability.</li><li>Coach your child through relaxation exercises.</li><li>Show encouragement and celebrate the wins.</li><li>Seek mental health support if needed. Pay attention to signs of anxiety.</li></ul>

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Going back to school can bring excitement for some kids, and for others, some anticipation and worry.

The pressures of a new school year can trigger anxiety in kids. A Children's Health psychologist shares ways to help decrease back-to-school anxiety.

Back-to-School anxiety: Ways to help your child cope

If your child is in elementary school, then they probably don’t have too many expectations. However, if your child is a tween or teen who has more specific expectations regarding their schooling, then the first week of school will be more important.You can help your child organize their schedule and decide when they need to do things like catch up on their homework, study for tests, and complete extracurricular activities. By doing this, you can make sure that your child has all the time they need to do everything they have to do and have a positive experience when school starts again.

Plan For The First Week Of School

Kids always get excited to see their friends, and one way to get them excited about going back to school is to get them excited to see their friends at school.A week or so before school starts, arrange play dates with your kids' friends so that they re-bond. Kids who have friends at school will actually look forward to going back to school.

Plan Play Dates Before School Starts

Even if your kids still have their old backpack, lunchbox, and water bottles from last year, it is a good idea to buy them new school gear to get them excited about going back to school. Take your kid(s) shopping for back-to-school gears and supplies and let them be a part of the fun.If you can't afford to buy new school gear, let them buy new school supplies like notebooks, pens, pencils, and all the supplies your kids would need at school. You can always shop online if you are short of time.

Buy New School Gears & Supplies

Most schools have a welcome back week a week before schools start, and you will get a chance to go to school and pick up textbooks, PE clothes, and any other school materials they need.And if your school doesn't have a back-to-school week, visit the school with your kid(s), and find out who their new teachers are, if possible, and where their new classes are going to be, so they won't have the anxiety of finding their new classes or teachers the first day of school. If possible, find out who their new classmates are and touch base with them.

Visit the School

Celebrate the start of the new school year with a fun School Year's Eve dance party, or dinner party, and ask your kids to make a list of fun memories from school to share with you.Let them talk about good memories from the years before, and what they most missed about school.

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The kids may still have anxiety about getting sick at school. Taking a trip to your pediatrician might be a great idea to ease their worries.Let your doctor explain to the kids about all health concerns, and what they can do to avoid getting sick. If you can't take a trip to the doctor, research with your kids about all the precautions they can take to avoid getting sick.

Have A Back-To-School Check Up

Most kids hate doing homework, and if your kids are like most kids, they will hate it more if they don't have a comfortable homework station to do their work.Create a neat, cozy, and fun homework nook, and let them know that they can count on you if they need any help with their homework.

Create A Homework Nook

The night before school, when kids go to bed, decorate their rooms or their doors with back-to-school banners and balloons. It will be a great surprise when they wake up in the morning to a decorated room. It will cheer them up and will get their minds off of back-to-school jitters.You can also buy back-to-school signs and t-shirts and take memorable photos of your kids holding their signs in their new back-to-school clothes.

Decorate Your Kids' Rooms

<ul><li>Buy cool snacks that your kids really love and pack for the first day of school with their lunch. Let them choose their favorite snacks to take to school.</li><li>Let your kids choose small but fun rewards or treats for after school, like ice cream or a favorite candy. When you have something to look forward to, your day is always better.</li></ul>

Give Them Some Goodies 

<ul><li>Have a back-to-school theater night. Ask your kids to take turns and play their favorite teacher, and you be the student.</li><li>Or pretend you are a reporter from The Times and interview your kids about their goals, wishes, and fears about the new school year.</li></ul>You would learn so much about your kids, and you would be able to help them with their jitters.

Back-To-School Theater Night 

Create a jar and let your kids write their goals and wishes starting the first day of school and put them in the jar (with their names).At the end of the school year, they will have so much fun reading them.

Create a Wish Jar 

How To Prepare Your Kids for Back-To-School For most parents, back-to-school season is the most exciting time of the year. After all, it’s a new school year with brand new possibilities and opportunities for your child. But while you might look forward to the fresh start, your kids may not share your enthusiasm. For many kids, after spending summer playing and having fun with friends, returning to school can feel like a letdown. If you think your children have reservations about going back to sc

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It can be physical (pushing, punching, or hitting), verbal (name-calling or threats), or psychological and emotional (spreading rumors or excluding someone from a conversation or activity).And with the pervasive use of social media, inappropriate behavior between kids can occur outside of school hours via emails, text messages, and Instagram posts (cyberbullying).

Bullying can exist in many forms

<ul><li>Typical bullying symptoms include physical complaints such as tummy aches, as well as worries and fears, and a child not wanting to go to school. </li><li>Anormal defense is to avoid or withdraw from things that are making them stressed.</li><li>Of course, these symptoms are not exclusive to bullying, but they still warrant a deeper probe into what may be behind them</li><li>It can be helpful to ask questions and get your kids talking about their social situation.</li><li>As kids get older, they have a significant awareness of peer relationships, so you can be more direct with your questions.</li></ul>

How to recognize bullying

If your child is being bullied, it's important that you help them understand that it is never their fault. Bullying is always more about the person who is engaging in the behavior and not the person being targeted.It's not up to a child to prevent their own bullying, but it can be helpful to have a plan in place for how to address it and potentially help stop it from escalating.

Have a plan in place

Practice phrases your child can use to tell someone to stop bullying behavior.<ul><li>These should be simple and direct but not antagonistic: "Leave me alone." "Back off." "That wasn't nice."</li><li>Your child could also try, "Yeah, whatever," and then walk away.</li></ul>The key is that a comeback shouldn't be a put-down because that aggravates a bully.

Create a list of responses

Role-playing is a terrific way to build confidence and empower your child to deal with challenges.You can role-play the bully while your child practices different responses until they feel confident handling troublesome situations. As you role-play, teach your child to speak in a strong, firm voice.

Role-play "what if" scenarios

By age 3, your child is ready to learn tricks that may help them feel more empowered in difficult situations, including when being faced with bullying behavior.Tell your child to practice looking at the color of their friends' eyes and to do the same thing when they are talking to a child who's bothering them. This will force them to hold their head up so they will appear more confident.Confidence can help your child feel more empowered in a challenging situation.

Promote positive body language

Check in with your kids daily about how things are going at school. Use a calm, friendly tone and create a nurturing climate so they aren't afraid to tell you if something's wrong. Emphasize that their safety and well-being are important and that they should always talk to an adult about any problems, even problems that they think are "small" ones.

Keep an open line of communication

The better your child feels about themselves, the less likely the bullying will affect their self-esteem.<ul><li>Encourage hobbies, extracurricular activities, and social situations that bring out the best in your child.</li><li> Tell your child the unique qualities you love about them and reinforce positive behaviors that you'd like to see more.</li></ul>

Build your child's confidence

<ul><li>When your child tells you how they defused a harasser, let them know that you're proud of them.</li><li>If you witness another child standing up to a bully in the park, point it out to your child so they can copy that approach.</li><li>Above all, emphasize the idea that if your child shows that they can't be bothered, a bully will usually move on.</li></ul>

Praise progress

<ul><li>Remember your self-worth. When someone says something bad about you, say something positive to yourself.</li><li>Project confidence. Tell the bully how you feel, why you feel the way you do, and what you want the bully to do. Learn to do this with a calm and determined voice.</li><li>Disarm the bully with humor. Laugh at their threats and walk away.</li><li>Stay safe and tell an adult. </li><li>Try to treat others with kindness. Stand up for other students who are bullied, and ask them to stand up for you.</li></ul>Children must understand that bullies have a need for power and control over others and a desire to hurt people.

The your kids right way to react

<ul><li>Report repeated severe bullying. Learn about the school's policy on bullying, document instances of bullying, and keep records.</li><li>Encourage your child to be an upstander (not a passive bystander).</li><li>Communicate with your child's school and report bullying incidences.</li><li>Contact the offender's parents. Getting parents involved is the right approach only for persistent acts of intimidation.</li></ul>

Take action to stop bullying

<ul><li>If your child is being bullied, remind them that it's not their fault, they are not alone, and you are there to help.</li><li>It's important for kids to be able to identify their feelings and know that you want to hear about them so they can communicate what's going on.</li><li>What parents shouldn't do—no matter the child's age—assumes that this is normal peer stuff that will work itself out. It should never be accepted that a child is being picked on or teased.</li></ul>

Teach coping skills

The first step to dealing with bullies is knowing how to recognize when your child is being bullied.

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<ul><li>Setting aside an hour or two on a Saturday or Sunday will help you tremendously during the school week.</li><li>Look on Pinterest, flip through your favorite magazines, or look online to search for recipes. Create a menu for the week.</li><li>Once you have some dinner recipe inspiration, write a grocery list and go shopping.</li><li>Feel free to get your kids involved too.</li></ul>

Set your menu for the week

For a quick make-ahead weekday breakfast that works in a lunch box, too, assemble yogurt parfaits in a jar. They're protein-rich, nutritious, and kid-friendly.The steps:<ul><li>Spoon 3/4 cup Greek yogurt into a jar with a lid. </li><li>Drizzle 1 to 2 teaspoons maple syrup over the yogurt, top with 1/3 cup melted frozen raspberries, and finish with a spoonful of granola or toasted nuts. </li><li>Cover with a lid and refrigerate until ready to eat.</li></ul>

Make a portable breakfast parfait

Setting up for breakfast before going to bed will save time and stress in the morning. <ul><li>For example, use the timer on your coffee machine.</li><li>If you are having cereal, put out the bowls and spoons along with the cereal boxes. </li><li>Have washed berries in a bowl ready to grab from the fridge. </li></ul>Packing lunches the night before also means that parents can enjoy their food instead of scrambling to get lunchboxes ready.

Set up for breakfast before bed

<ul><li>Make waffles from scratch and freeze them. Then, in the morning, just pop them in your toaster oven, and you are set.</li><li>Also, you can make hard-boiled eggs the night before and store them in the fridge.</li></ul>

Freeze your breakfast favorites

Prepare lunch-packing bins on Sundays. Keep one in the fridge stocked with things like string cheese, yogurt, veggies, and washed fruit and one on the counter with items like granola bars, nuts, and single-serve applesauce pouches. You can pick other ingredients/foods, but this gives them a good start and streamlines the process because everything is quick to grab and pack.

Encourage your kids to prep their lunches

Have prepared one balanced snack after school and then tell kids that the next opportunity to eat will be at dinner.Make sure that the snack has protein, high fiber carbohydrate, and some fat to keep little tummies satisfied.Some examples would be plain Greek yogurt + granola + fruit or veggies + hummus + oatmeal cookie or half of an egg salad sandwich + milk

Schedule afternoon snacks

For a crunchy snack that packs more nutrients than chips or cookies, set up a DIY trail mix bar and let your kids make their own:<ul><li>Put out favorite nuts, seeds, dried fruit, dark chocolate chips, pretzels, whole-grain cereal, dehydrated fruits, etc.</li><li>Give your child small reusable containers or wax paper bags to assemble their own trail mix. </li><li>Make multiple bags to store for quick grab-and-go snacks for days to come.</li></ul>

Make a DIY trail mix bar

<ul><li>A lot of people get discouraged thinking meal prep has to mean prepping everything or nothing. Find a middle ground that works for you.</li><li>Prep the bare minimum—have raw veggies ready to roast and protein ready to cook. Grains like rice will last all week when prepped in advance!</li><li>Having a few staples ready will hold you accountable, encouraging you to stick with your plan, but also provide flexibility to modify as life happens throughout the week.</li></ul>

Prep (but don't cook everything) on Sunday

Keep your freezer stocked with dinner items like pasta sauce, chili, soup, and curries.A well-stocked freezer will save you from that dreaded 5 p.m. scramble of trying to decide if you can piece together a meal or if you should order in.

Freeze batches of dinner soups, sauces, and curries

Back to school: easy tips for breakfast, lunch, snacks

Getting back into the school routine can be stressful and daunting for parents, not least when there's that added pressure to give your kids the nutrition their brains need to thrive. Follow these easy tips for breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner and you'll be golden for that first week and onwards.

Meal-Prep Hacks for the First Week Back to School and Beyond

It is important for kids to have a daily routine but occasionally, small changes in their daily habits can stimulate their brains to think in different ways, which will provoke curiosity.It can be something as simple as changing the bar of soap they normally use, for foam soap and letting them discover the new texture, play with it and determine which they prefer.

Changing the routine

You could leave a good morning note under their pillow, organize a treasure hunt for a snack, or invite someone they like for lunch and don’t tell them until the loved person arrives.

Positive surprises can enhance a child’s curiosity

If you can take a day off work and let your child skip school, they will remember it his entire life. You can spend some enjoyable time together: take them to the local bookstore and eat their favorite ice cream. But you will need to make it clear that it is an exceptional day. Just be sure to know they aren’t missing out on anything that day at school.

A day off school

Experiencing the process of making a cake – from the ingredients to the final result – can be quite amazing for a child.And, doing it themselves, will awaken all their senses: hearing how to do it, seeing the transformation and colors, touching unusual textures, smelling the cake while it is baking and finally tasting it!

Bake a cake together

Reading a tale before bedtime is a good habit to get kids to sleep. However, always reading the same stories can get monotonous.<ul><li>To make it more fun, you can tell them stories with open ends so they can use their imagination to finish the story.</li><li> Other ways to help them develop their creativity with tales is by asking them to come up with a new title and encouraging them to start the story or continue with it.</li></ul>

Open-ended stories

Kids are continuously asking questions and sometimes they can be quite tough to answer. To be able to give them a constructive response it is necessary to understand why are they asking that question.For instance, when they ask you ‘why do you have to go to work?’ they don’t want to hear a list of reasons. They have a desire to spend more time with you.

Be prepared to answer questions

<ul><li>When your child asks you something like ‘why does it rain?’, you can explain to them the cycle of rain and at the end of your rationalization, you may mention the forms of water without explaining it in detail.</li><li>If they are interested, it may call their curiosity to ask you more about that subject. This is because if we know nothing about a subject, we cannot be curious about it but as soon as we know a little bit about something, our curiosity is picked up.</li></ul>

Curiosity can lead to more curiosity

By asking questions to your kids, you will pick their brains and make them think about different possible solutions to a problem or matter.Some questions ideas are:<ul><li>“Do you think you are a good friend?”</li><li>“Where is your favorite place in the world?”</li><li>“If you could invent something that would make life easier for people, what would you invent?”</li><li>“If you had superpowers, what would they be?”</li><li>“If you had your own country, what would it be called?”</li></ul>

Be the one who asks the questions

Discovering new cultures is a great way to nurture curiosity. And local food is an excellent way to find out more about a new culture, its flavors, manners, and tradition.Take your kids for a lovely meal in an authentic Japanese, Thai, Indian, Vietnamese or Spanish restaurant, whatever you think they will enjoy more.

Discover new cultures

If this is an option, take your kids to a foreign country to experience new cultures, see diverse places and meet new people.One of the main reasons why we travel is to satisfy our curiosity and traveling makes us more curious. So getting your kids into this stimulating circle at an early age, will help them get pleasure from visiting new places during their whole lives.

Travel and visit new places

Do you know how music affects your brain? People who study music actually tend to use both sides of their brains.This makes them better at lateral thinking, which means being able to solve problems through a creative approach.

Encourage your children to study music

As a parent, it can sometimes be tough to let your kids do what they want. They can often want to do the most inconvenient things. But as long as their latest idea isn’t dangerous, it is better to let them explore the world in their own way.At a certain age, toddlers develop the desire to do things by themselves, and it is recommended to let them try. Saying things like “that’s not how you should do it” can negatively affect their curiosity. You may better let them make mistakes and learn from them.

Let your kid be a kid

Exciting ways to awaken kids’ curiosity

Do you still think that curiosity killed the cat? After reading this article, you may be rephrasing this idiom to ‘curiosity actually saved the cat’!

How To Encourage Curiosity In Children

This is the emotional stress parents impose upon their children and is often related to academic performance, extracurricular activities, social standards, appearance, friendships, and romantic relationships.Certain parenting experiences might prompt you to pressure your kids to make different choices, such as when:<ul><li>your child struggles with something that came easily to you</li><li>your child makes different life decisions than you did</li><li>your child chooses friends who you think are poor influences.</li></ul>You may feel that your own choices could make their lives easier, more successful, or earn you the admira<warningtag>tion of other parents in your circle.</warningtag>

Parental pressure

There are two main forms of parental pressure: direct pressure and indirect pressure.<ul><li>Direct pressure often involves yelling, force, or complaining.</li><li> Indirect pressure may involve guilt-tripping your child or reminding them of rigid expectations.</li></ul>

Types of parental pressure

Excessive or inappropriate parental pressure carries many mental health consequences for kids as they grow up.Studies suggest that children who grow up with parents who yelled, shouted, or verbally humiliated them may have a greater likelihood of experiencing challenges  such as:<ul><li>depression</li><li>negative self-talk</li><li>anger management problems</li><li>physical aggression</li><li>delinquency</li><li>eating disorders and body image</li><li>trouble maintaining relationships.</li></ul>

The mental health effects of parental pressure

Parents might feel the need to pressure their children for many reasons.<ul><li>Research shows that 86% of parents pressure their kids because they grew up with distant or negligent parents and wanted to pay more attention to their own children.</li><li>Guilt — often stemming from big life disruptions like moves or divorces — was another reason cited. Parents fear being neglectful during these upheavals, and they overcompensate with parental pressure.</li></ul>

What causes parents to pressure children? 

Criticism drawing attention to your child’s mistakes or behaviors that bother you can cause your child’s defenses to go up, perpetuating what originally sparked the criticism.Instead, try praising your child for what they do well. Studies recommend working your way up to offering four times more praise than criticism.Parenting with praise may boost your child’s confidence and improve your child’s academic performance, reinforcing their belief that they can do the work and be successful at it.

Use praise more than criticism

<ul><li>Avoid teasing or criticizing your child about their weight or appearance. These types of behaviors are strongly tied to the development of eating disorders in young adults.</li><li>Monitoring or restricting food can backfire, leading your child to adopt unhealthy habits and hide them from you.</li><li>Instead, swap discussing weight or body image in favor of encouraging healthy habits, like eating enough nutritious foods and exercising.</li></ul>

Focus on health, not appearance

You might be tempted to intervene in your child’s life out of a sense of duty or control, such as:<ul><li>asking your child’s teachers for extra credit</li><li>scolding a classmate who hurt your child’s feelings</li><li>hiding or restricting access to food.</li></ul>But if you help make your child feel capable, they’ll be more motivated to solve problems in the future. Consider talking with your child about solutions to their problems without attempting to solve them yourself.

Don’t do your child’s work for them

Authoritative parenting — rather than authoritarian parenting — is tied to high self-esteem in children. When parents are overly controlling, children can lose faith in themselves and their ability to do things or listen to their own feelings.Instead of telling your child that it’s your way or the highway, try setting house rules with their input and enforce them consistently.

Set rules, not ultimatums

It’s easy to assume that your child is a smaller extension of you who feels the same way you do about the same things.But when you give credence to your child’s feelings instead of seeking to control them — even when they’re not the same as yours — you acknowledge that they’re their own person.Validating your child’s feelings and keeping communication about emotions open and honest can help your child learn to trust their gut in life

Validate your child’s feelings

Parental pressure may come from good intentions, but it can hamper a child’s self-esteem.

Parental pressure often comes from a place of good intentions, but too much pressure can have harmful mental health consequences.

The Effects of Parental Pressure on Children’s Mental Health

We all like to think we’re immune to scams. We scoff at emails from an unknown sender offering us £2 million, in exchange for our bank details. But the game has changed and con artists have developed new, chilling tactics. They are taking the personal approach and scouring the internet for all the details they can find about us.Scammers are getting so good at it that even cybersecurity experts are taken in.

Online Scammers Are Getting Smarter

Psychologists who research obedience to authority know we are more likely to respond to requests from people higher up in our social and professional hierarchies. And fraudsters know it too. Data from Google Safe Browsing shows there are now nearly 75 times as many phishing sites as there are malware sites on the internet. Almost 20% of all employees are likely to click on phishing email links, and, of those, a staggering 68% go on to enter their credentials on a phishing website.

The Email From A Scammer Posing As A Senior Employee

Globally, email spam cons cost businesses nearly US$20 billion (£17 billion) every year. Six out of ten mid-sized business in the UK were victims of fraud in 2020, suffering average losses of £245,000.Targets are normally chosen based on their rank, age or social status. Fraudsters are using spam bots to engage with victims who respond to the initial hook email. The bot uses recent information from LinkedIn and other social media platforms to gain the victim’s trust and lure them into giving valuable information or transferring money.

The Big Email Scam

Social media is making it easier for scammers to craft believable emails called spear phishing. The data we share every day gives fraudsters clues about our lives they can use against us. It could be something as simple as somewhere you recently visited or a website you use. Unlike general phishing (large numbers of spam emails) this nuanced approach exploits our <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn2473">tendency to attach significance</a> to information that has some connection to us. When we check our full inbox, we often pick out something that strikes a chord. This is referred to in psychology as <a href="https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/illusory-correlation">the illusory correlation</a>.

Spear Phishing

One simple way to avoid being tricked is to double-check the sender’s details and email headers. Think about the information that might be out there about you, not just about what you receive and who from. If you have another means of contacting that person, do so.We should all be careful with our data. The rule of thumb is if you don’t want someone to know it, then don’t put it online.The more advanced technology gets, the easier it is to take a human approach. If something doesn’t feel right, pay attention.

Be Careful

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<ul><li>Scammers prey on our biggest fears and strongest desires</li><li>They get better all the time, so it's worth your time to learn how to recognize their tactics.</li><li>The mediums scammers use may change, but many of the underlying strategies stay the same - which means the recommendations for how to protect yourself from them do too.</li></ul>

Scammers Get Smarter

<ul><li>In almost every case, a legitimate message doesn't need you to respond within the next 30 seconds.</li><li>Take that 30 seconds to calm down and think before you click anything.</li><li>Scammers know that emotions make their job easier - which is why so many scams start with urgent messages asking you to do something immediately..</li></ul>

Scammers Create Urgency

<ul><li>If you get a message or call you weren't expecting and don't know, the best thing to do is ignore it.</li><li>Even what appears to be a perfectly innocent wrong number text could be something more insidious.</li><li>Block the number and move on with your life.</li></ul>

Do Not Engage, Just Ignore

<ul><li>90 percent of cyberattacks are the result of successful phishing schemes</li><li>A hacker tricks victims into thinking they’re a trusted or known source to give their sensitive information</li><li>Use an authenticator app or two-factor authentication for your important accounts like primary email.</li><li>Scammers love to use social media to find victims</li></ul>

Don't Give Out Your Password

<ul><li>Always check where a link is taking you before clicking on it.</li><li>Only go to websites you trust.</li><li>Don't enter any of your sensitive information - like your credit card, social security number, or your password - on a site if you are not absolutely sure it is what you think it is.</li></ul>

Check The Link

Overpayment scams - when someone sends you more money than you were expecting and then asks you to give them back the difference - have stood the test of time. Payment apps have made it even easier.If you're the recipient of extra or unexpected funds, don’t just send the money back to wherever it came from, even if the sender gives you a convincing sob story for why you should. The best thing to do is contact the payment app and deal with the matter through them.

Overpayment Scams: Sending You More Money To Bank Rob You

<ul><li>Crypto is a volatile and unregulated market that is a prime target for scammers and hackers</li><li>If you don't understand how it works, don't get involved in it</li><li>Many people are getting scammed through some of the oldest tricks</li><li>It's easy enough to lose money in "legitimate" crypto investments</li></ul>

Avoid Crypto

<ul><li>One way to avoid getting scammed is to preemptively protect your accounts from your mistakes as much as possible.</li><li>Set up two-factor authentication and use different passwords via a password manager.</li><li>You can lock things down even more by using hardware authenticators and anti-malware software.</li><li>At a certain point, your security measures might feel like more trouble than they're worth. It is a small price to pay, than to lose your earnings online in a split second.</li></ul>

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