What does your child find soothing?

To celebrate National Self-Care Week, we’re highlighting the value of encouraging soothing activities to support your child’s emotional well being.

To celebrate National Self-Care Week, we’re highlighting the value of encouraging soothing activities to support your child’s emotional well being.

Annie (practitioner)

When pressure becomes a burden

As parents, we often heard certain phrases within our communities while growing up. Although well intentioned, these common sayings can sometimes do more harm than good.

As parents, we often heard certain phrases within our communities while growing up. Although well intentioned, these common sayings can sometimes do more harm than good.

Bernedette (Parent)

Talking to your child about bullying

We wanted to share a few tips for how to talk to your child about bullying.

We wanted to share a few tips for how to talk to your child about bullying.

Ruby (practitioner)

Parentification

Oldest children often take on the ‘mini parent’ role, but let’s remember to let them be kids too.

Oldest children often take on the ‘mini parent’ role, but let’s remember to let them be kids too.

Emelia (Parent)

Celebrating individual strengths

Letting go of comparisons and learning to celebrate your child’s strengths and nurture their individuality can make your parenting experience more fulfilling whilst also helping your child feel more seen, accepted, and respected.

Letting go of comparisons and learning to celebrate your child’s strengths and nurture their individuality can make your parenting experience more fulfilling whilst also helping your child feel more seen, accepted, and respected.

Annie (practitioner)

Balancing authority and connection with your child

In many cultures, respect plays a huge role in shaping family dynamics. As parents, it’s also important to strike a balance between guiding your child and being someone, they feel comfortable turning to for support.

In many cultures, respect plays a huge role in shaping family dynamics. As parents, it’s also important to strike a balance between guiding your child and being someone, they feel comfortable turning to for support.

Emelia (Parent)

Building trust and confidence through respect

The way you speak to and treat your child shapes their inner voice. It’s important to nurture them with respect and empathy, because the way you speak today becomes the way they speak to themselves in the future.

The way you speak to and treat your child shapes their inner voice. It’s important to nurture them with respect and empathy, because the way you speak today becomes the way they speak to themselves in the future.

Annie (practitioner)