Back to School Anxiety.
** Updated**This Autumn term feels so different than before. Knowing how to help your child feel secure about returning to school must be hard. There’s no perfect answer to managing
Read more** Updated**This Autumn term feels so different than before. Knowing how to help your child feel secure about returning to school must be hard. There’s no perfect answer to managing
Read moreFamily life and parenting can be stressful and challenging at the best of times. Lockdown comes with its unique challenges. I’ve listened to those challenges during my Saturday workshop and
Read moreIn some parts of society, there is a belief that spending time playing can be unproductive and frivolous. Don’t you think we’ve lost the joy, sense of fun and playfulness
Read moreThis is a common question from parents in private practice. It might not be surprising that we may be shouting even more in Lockdown. So here are some compassionate, focused
Read moreNow, with so many schools closed. We are either working from home or tending to our children without childcare for the foreseeable future. As the wheel of natural order continues
Read moreCOVID-19 is certainly creating change and uncertainty, unpredictability, and instability. Things don’t really make sense, do they? Your children are at home so there’s no routine and may not be
Read moreI imagine your child has returned from school and is talking about Coronavirus. The media is full of it and I imagine you are worried and concerned too. It’s hard
Read moreIt’s World Book Day on March 5th. Reading has so many benefits. It benefits their language, cognitive and social development and encourages emotional connection between them. Here are several ideas
Read moreI work with many families who face the challenges of divorce and separation. Hence, whatever the causes or context, it is hard for everyone. It’s a normal adjustment reaction for
Read moreSafer Internet Day 2020 will be celebrated globally on the 11th of February; hence, the theme is: “Together for a better internet.” We all have a part to play. I know how
Read moreThere is such a fine line between sympathy and empathy. However, using empathy in your parenting fosters closeness and connection. Isn’t that what we all want, especially in January! Empathy
Read moreBoundaries and limits are essential in parenting. Limits may feel restrictive from a child’s perspective, but they are also like gates, keeping them safe and teaching self-control and discipline. And
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