Family Stress, my top five hacks to manage it!
Do you feel that your life is sometimes in chaos, and even though you try hard, finding calm is difficult? Many of my clients enter the room feeling stressed or
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How to help your anxious child in social situations
It’s tricky. When your anxious child may struggle in social situations such as a play date or an after-school club, does your child cry or refuse to go? I know
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4 Steps to help Children Manage Conflict
None of us can go through life without having either conflict within ourselves or with others. I am beginning to notice that children are becoming less adept with managing conflict,
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Managing Trauma in Children
We often think that life and the world are solid, but trauma comes in when we least expect it. I’ve spent most of my work with trauma and its impact.
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The Power of Praise and Encouragement
Praise and Encouragement, we often underestimate its importance in parenting. I know some parents may think that their children should just behave without any adult intervention. Research shows that lack
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Help improve your Child’s Executive Functioning Skills
Executive Functioning. What do we mean? We all use self-regulating skills to accomplish tasks, from getting dressed to doing homework. Examples of Executive Functioning Skills are: Planning Organising time and materials
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Be an Authoritative Parent, the most effective Parenting Style
What do we mean when we talk about being an authoritative parent, the most effective parenting style? Diana Baumrind, a psychologist who studies how children learn, first defined the authoritative
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Does my Child have OCD?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a serious anxiety-related condition that often gets mistaken for simple habits or “being a little too tidy.” Many people worry or need things just right, but
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5 Strategies to help to teach your child Self-Control
What do we mean by self-control? In a nutshell, it tells how your child can regulate themselves. Here are a few examples of self-control: Your child can wait in a
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3 Phrases children may say if they are Anxious
Children often can’t tell us they are anxious. This is for many reasons; sometimes they’ve yet to develop the reflective capacity; they are overwhelmed by the anxiety. Or they might
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The Power of Empathy in Parenting
In my practice, I talk a lot about empathy. It is often underused by parents in their parenting. How do you understand your child? Empathy is like shining a mirror
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Calm and quiet voices, calmer children
We all want calmer children, don’t we? How many times have you shouted/raised your voice in 2018? Don’t worry, let it go, but here are some ideas to help you
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