This is a topic dear to my heart. You’ll here me revealing some powerful anti-bullying concepts. As this is a big topic, we’re doing it in two parts. In the meantime, if you’ve not seen my anti-bullying video slide show, visit the Zen-Do for Kids website, there’s some great content there, and it’s all free.
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I’m extremely proud to announce the creation of a new international movement to encourage and support laws which protect the rights of children. I’ll share the press release with you first and then comment some more:
A new international child safety movement was launched today [22nd November] in Bahrain ending the week which has marked Universal [...] [...more]
I get this question from time to time. And I know it can be confusing, as the terms are often interchangeable.
Kickboxing usually refers to the “Western” martial art, which combines the traditional kicks of karate with the modern punches of boxing. Zen-Do is a western style.
Kickboxing (in the early days called full contact karate or [...] [...more]
Here’s a video of me explaining how I helped my son get over his fear of dogs -- at my expense! Hope you like it
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Let me start today’s blog post with a disclaimer; I’m not a qualified therapist, councillor, or psychologist. The methods I use are the ones that make sense to me as a father, and are appropriate for my children’s personalities and ages. I don’t claim to base my communication methods with my children on any scientific [...] [...more]
This interview was conducted a couple of months ago. Hope you like it! (It’s in two parts)
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Here’s a wonderful testimonial from Elham Al-Faris regarding her Son, Sultan Abdulkarim. Sultan used something he learnt in Zen-Do to stop a bully. The thing is he didn’t even have to get physical! Read her letter to find out more:
My son Sultan has always been a gentle soul. He never fights with anyone. That is [...] [...more]
Before I start listing the signs that a child might be molested, I want to reiterate this point. Child abuse and molestation does happen, and – Heaven forbid – can happen in your own home. Just because we live in an Arab and Islamic country, it does not mean it does not happen here. Just [...] [...more]
I was originally going to write a blog post about this, but I got lazy and decided to a video instead. Hope you like it.
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Following up from my last post, I wanted to share some information on safer internet use for children, very kindly provided by Sarah from the Internet Watch Foundation:
A PDF guide on using software to stay safe on the internet: Using Software to Stay Safe on the Internet.
Some links which may help you choose a filtering [...] [...more]