Talking to your Child about Anxiety
The pandemic has had a massive impact on everyone but especially children. Parents and professionals like me have noticed an increase in anxiety, although the long term effects and the
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Understanding Tantrums and Meltdowns
Family life and parenting can be stressful and challenging at times. Are you struggling with your child’s behaviour during the holidays? Are they responding to you with a tantrum or
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Clocks Going Forward Sunday the 27th of March.
It’s Daylight saving, the clocks will go forward one hour on Sunday, March 27, at 1am. This means we all lose an hour. To remember which direction to change the
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Free Gentle Sleep Meditation, It’s Safe to Let Go
As children and parents wind down for the night, the bedtime ritual provides a moment to reconnect. It is a time when negative emotions are released; children feel safe and
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Daily Compassionate Parenting Tips for 2022
Most of us will agree that 2021 was a significant improvement from 2020. In the event of increased health support and face-to-face education, parents could take a deep breath, but
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Managing the Stress of Christmas
The Christmas season is here again. Christmas is a season that takes us away from our usual routine. When anything strays from our routine, we feel stressed. When our routine
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Connect with your child using Emotion Coaching
Many of us grew up in families where emotions were expressed but rarely discussed or mirrored, but this doesn’t have to be the case with your children. Attending to and
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Clocks “fall back” on Sunday, 7 Common Sleep Mistakes.
This is an updated post from last year. The leaves are changing colours, and the weather is getting cooler….yes, it’s that time of year again, the end of daylight saving.
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What if not all attention problems are ADHD?
Diagnosing ADHD can be a complex process. Unfortunately, online forms are used by many parents to diagnose their children. However, its common symptoms can be indicative of other disorders. Let’s
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Does my child have Separation Anxiety?
Life is full of separations, from birth to nursery to starting school, leaving home and death. The addition of a pandemic may explain why so many parents are contacting me
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Celebrating the Autumn Equinox
Autumn officially begins today on the 22nd of September, hence it is the day of the year when we have the most equal day and night and is called the
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Back to School Sleep Readjustment
This years return to school feels different. None of know what is going to happen with regard to COVID but hopefully we will return to in person education. As a
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