Family Meetings for a Calmer Summer
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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Why Talking to Children in Hot Moments Does Not Help
One intention I keep coming back to, both in my work and in family life, is talking to children in a way that actually reaches them.Not saying the perfect thing,
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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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“Beyond ‘Don’t Worry”: Why Reassurance Isn’t Enough to Ease Your Child’s Anxiety
As parents, our instinct is to protect our children from discomfort and distress. When our child expresses anxiety or fear, our immediate response is often to reassure them. Don’t worry.
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Positive Discipline Versus Punishment : Choosing the Path to Effective Parenting
I totally understand how challenging it can be when children question our authority, push back, refuse, or simply do the opposite of what we ask. It is a common theme
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Tips to Minimise Stress during the Christmas Season
It’s the Christmas season again. Time pressure, finding the perfect gifts for everyone and managing the children. It’s a highly stressful time. If the burden of making the holidays epically
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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. Feelings happened, but they were not named, explored, or held. That does not have
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The Summer Holidays: 10 Survival Tips
Six weeks of school holidays is a lot for any family, and if your child has sensory sensitivities, that stretch can bring extra challenges. Holidays are, at their heart, a
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Transform Your Morning Routine
A new term brings relief for some families, and real anxiety for others. I hear about morning chaos constantly in my clinic, the stalling, the nagging, the tears at the
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“Special Time Play”, how 15 minutes Can Deepen Connection
In some parts of society, there’s a belief that playing is unproductive, frivolous, something to be finished with quickly so real life can resume. I don’t believe that. Offering your
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How to Stop Shouting at your Children
This is one of the most common questions I hear in private practice. Here are some ideas that actually help, said with real compassion, not judgement. Is it okay to
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Why Empathy is More Effective than Sympathy
There’s a genuinely fine line between sympathy and empathy, but the difference matters enormously in parenting. Empathy builds real closeness and connection. Sympathy, however well-meant, often doesn’t. What’s the actual
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