When Talking Doesn’t Help Big Feelings
Happy New Year! I hope you and your family came through the festive period as well as possible. January brings lots of resolutions. I do not know about you, but
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When Tempers Flare: Understanding Your Child’s Aggression
Many parents I meet in my practice tell me the same thing: “My child’s aggression is the hardest behaviour to manage.” In those heated moments, it can feel exhausting, discouraging,
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Holding Big Feelings: The Power of Containment
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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Even Teens Have Separation Anxiety: Essential Advice for Parents
It’s completely normal for teenagers to experience worry or anxiety; it’s a typical part of growing up. However, many parents who come to my private practice are often surprised to
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Talking Helps: Explaining Anxiety to Children
It’s not uncommon for children to experience anxiety without fully understanding what they are feeling. Especially for those who are perfectionists, anxious feelings might mistakenly be accepted as a normal
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Surviving the Teenage Transition
I remember those feelings. Adolescence is a time of intense emotions, so stress between you is inevitable. Studies have demonstrated the importance of teenagers expressing their emotions in navigating this
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Are you arguing with your teenager over the phone again? Do you feel you can not get through to them anymore? Do you feel you never quite find the right words that help your teen talk without grunting and becoming cross.? I remember those...
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