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Dr Jan’s Top Tips to Fight Fair
Dr Janet Hall’s Top Tips To Fight Fair
• Make time to air gripes. “When we schedule a time to air grievances we prevent tension building up.”
• There are no winners. “Remind yourself that you are talking to your partner as a human being. Consider how you would react if you were on the receiving end. Think, ‘Do I want to be right or do I want to be happy?’”
• Words can be weapons: “Learn which words upset your partner and avoid using them. Consider your tone of voice; tone can affect us more than words.”
• On the defence: “Defensiveness is natural. But it has to be used for your safety, not to stonewall or attack your partner.”
To read full article on this go to:
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/body-soul/how-to-fight-fair-with-your-partner/story-e6frfot9-1225837019412
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Hoarder Hell
Dr Jan was recently interviewed on TV for A Current Affair.
You can watch it at this link.
Hoarder hell http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-au&brand=ninemsn&playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:953d4f40-1749-4718-84da-d02c790b7166&showPlaylist=true&from=inline&fg=aca
Does Shiloh Suffer From Middle Child Syndrome in the Brad and Angelina Family?
Dr Jan was asked by a journalist from NW to comment on the Brad and Angelina family situation.
It’s about their child Shiloh. She’s the fourth of their six children.
Qu: In a family with so many siblings, does the middle child often have to compete for their parent’s attention?
Ans: Yes – Birth order really does play a significant role in a child’s development. The middle child often gets overlooked because the elder children demand attention and the baby ones are cute and manilpulative.
Qu: Do children ever copy their parents behaviour in order to gain their attention?
Ans: Yes – they instinctively know how to “model” their parents behaviour. It’s an intuitive belief that “If you are like them they will like you.” Read More »
Should Suri Wear Red Lipstick in Public?
Whatever is that mother thinking? A little girl should not be encouraged to go out in public in make-up or high heels.
Playing with old clothes at home is fine as dressups and role play but taking her out like that is sexualising a child. It is also not teaching the child to enjoy being a child.
Has Katie got an issue with her own childhood? Why would she want Suri to grow up fast?Is she over-identifying with her daughter?
She should know that making Suri conspicuously inappropriate in any way would make the paperazzi pant.
Why would she expose her child to that?
Katie is also not teaching a child good values by buying her an outrageously expensive handbag.
The other problem is it sets a bad example to other parents who will now think it is cute or cool.
Suri Cruise wearing lipstick: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978050034
Suri Cruise with $850 handbag:http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/suri-cruise-totes-an-850-handbag-1970241
Suri Cruise in high heels http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1215037/Now-little-lady-Suri-Cruise-stops-traffic-pair-dress-heels.html
