Don't forget the Hugs

Good afternoon Mama's and Papa's, I shared in my last post about Safeguarding what you share. Now I want to teach parents a little bit more about safeguarding what you share.

Have you ever observed your own children or that of other family members and asked yourself "Oh what did the kids want to give their friends for Christmas?". And as they grow older you silently watch and when they don't buy anything you sit there and say to yourself "how mean".

Well I want to teach you something, if you are teaching your toddler to give never tell them off if they say to you in a rude tone "I don't want to give my friend a present, or no thank you?". But always seek to ask them why? They maybe telling you something. As an adult I have often extended my giving with a gift or an invitations. Often what people do the look at the gift or invitation and use it as a tool to raise a complaint for example, they may contact the Houing Department and if that person has a young child, may contact the school or nursery and spread reports, "she keeps knocking on my door bothering me", and use my disability, "I don't think she is well", But I have learnt especially if its young parents with babies or toddlers that when they past complaints on about me its because they live on an estate with a balcony and use my gift or invite to try and acquire a HA House (new build) with a Garden, or she's probably looking for some for of compensation because she see Website?.

So from an early age you need to train your child especially if they have a disability to sometimes say "NO I AM NOT GIVING MY FRIEND A PRESENT" this teaches them to safeguard themselves not to be taken advantage of. Teaching them to say THANK YOU IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS TEACHING THEM TO SAY "NO THANK YOU" and helps them to have a healthy balance attitude.