Emotional regulation and executive functioning are two sides of the same coin, and understanding how they work together changes how you respond to almost every difficult moment with your child.
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Going back to school. It sounds simple. It rarely feels it. Does it? For some children it is exciting. For others it is something much harder to name. And for
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The One Family Habit That Makes Everything Else Easier As a therapist, I sit with parents every week. And one of the things I notice again and again is this:
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Vagal tone is something every family can strengthen, and it makes a huge difference when big feelings show up. It is the body’s natural calming system, the part that steadies
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As parents, we often find ourselves navigating our children’s big emotions, searching the internet, and reading countless books filled with parenting strategies. Yet, many of these techniques don’t seem to
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It is eleven o’clock at night. You have been up and down the stairs three times. Your child is still awake, still calling out, still not settling. You are exhausted.
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Every week I speak to parents who are convinced their child has ADHD. They have done the online questionnaires, read the articles, joined the Facebook groups. And sometimes they are
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Many children dislike homework, and honestly, you might too. Nightly battles before it’s due the next day are exhausting for everyone. If homework resistance is a regular feature in your
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It’s study and exam time, and I feel for you. I’m so relieved we all survived five years of exams in our own house. Just remember, you will all survive
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You collect your child from school. The teacher smiles and tells you they had a lovely day. Your child walks to the car and within ten minutes is in pieces.
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Does My Child Have ADHD? It is one of the most common reasons parents contact me. Understandably, the internet makes it very easy to search for a diagnosis, and ADHD
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Self-esteem comes up in my clinic constantly. Some days it is easy to see when a child feels good about themselves, and other days it is much harder to read.
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