Do you feel that your life is sometimes in chaos and even though you try hard, it’s difficult to find calm. Many of my clients enter the room feeling stressed or even traumatised. Parenting Stress places a big strain on families, stress can...
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Are you struggling with bedtimes and sleep right now.? I guess what do all families have in common when they come to a sleep consultation? All of you have read lots on the internet, books and have tried sleep training and failed. Many of you may...
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It’s tricky isn’t it when your anxious child may really struggle in social situations such as a play date or an after school club, does your child cry or refuse to go? I know that on my recent anxiety workshop, ( thank you everyone...
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None of us can go through life without having either conflict within ourselves or with others. I am beginning to notice that children are becoming less adept with managing conflict, either they rush to inform adults or call the other children...
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We often think that life and the world around is solid but when we least expect it, trauma comes in. I’ve spent the majority of my working life working with trauma and it’s impact. It can be miscarriages, birth, bereavement, road...
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Praise and Encouragement, we often underestimate its importance in parenting. I know some parents may think that their children should just behave without any adult intervention. Research shows that lack of praise and attention for appropriate...
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Soon the clocks are going forward on Sunday at 1am the 25th of March 2018. This is what we call daylight saving time and you are unfortunately going to lose an hours sleep. It can often leave you and your children feeling groggy and irritable...
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Executive Functioning, what do we mean? They are the self-regulating skills that we all use to accomplish tasks, from getting dressed to doing homework. Examples of Executive Functioning Skills are: Planning Organizing time and materials Making...
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What do we mean when we talk about being an Authoritative parent, the most effective parenting style? The authoritative parenting style was first defined by Diana Baumrind, a developmental psychologist who proposed a new system for classifying...
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OCD is a persuasive disorder and I know lots of people joke that they have OCD of they are very tidy or worry a lot. Many people worry and some people worry a lot that does not necessarily mean that you or your child have OCD. What is it.? It...
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What do we mean by self-control? In a nutshell, it means how your child can regulate themselves. Here are a few examples of self control: Your child can wait in a queue They can tolerate their frustration They can inhibit their impulses They can...
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Children often don’t have the capacity to tell us they are anxious. This is for many reasons, sometimes they’ve yet to develop the reflective capacity, they are overwhelmed by the anxiety or they might not even have learnt the right...
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