Raising your child away from home

Raising your child in a country different from where you grew up can bring unique challenges. Here are a couple of tips that can help you navigate this parenting journey.

Raising your child in a country different from where you grew up can bring unique challenges. Here are a couple of tips that can help you navigate this parenting journey.

Bernedette (Parent)

Exploring new foods

Introducing new foods can be challenging for both parent and child due to sensitivities to taste, texture, appearance, and smell. Here are 5 tips that can help make the process a little easier.

Introducing new foods can be challenging for both parent and child due to sensitivities to taste, texture, appearance, and smell. Here are 5 tips that can help make the process a little easier.

Nadine (parent + practitioner)

Managing conflict

As parents, the way we handle conflict with our children can depend on many factors including our daily stress and energy levels. How do you manage conflict?

As parents, the way we handle conflict with our children can depend on many factors including our daily stress and energy levels. How do you manage conflict?

Ruby (practitioner)

The Monday reset

Weekends can be super busy with kids at home, so why not try and use Mondays to recharge your parenting batteries for the week ahead.

Weekends can be super busy with kids at home, so why not try and use Mondays to recharge your parenting batteries for the week ahead.

Annie (Practitioner)

Connecting before Correcting

Validating your child’s feelings before responding to challenging behaviour can be a powerful way to acknowledge their emotions right then and there.

Validating your child’s feelings before responding to challenging behaviour can be a powerful way to acknowledge their emotions right then and there.

Emelia (Parent)

non-verbal communication

4 tips for connecting and communicating with your non-verbal child.

4 tips for connecting and communicating with your non-verbal child.

Nadine (parent + practitioner)

Characteristics of alone-time for ASD

When autistic children engage in lots of social activity, they may need a period ofalone time afterwards to recharge their batteries. Parents, here are some ways you can support them.

When autistic children engage in lots of social activity, they may need a period ofalone time afterwards to recharge their batteries. Parents, here are some ways you can support them.

Nadine (Practitioner)

‘Perfect’ new parent

There’s no such thing as the ‘perfect’ new parent, and that’s okay! Parenthood is a wild ride full of ups, downs, and messy in-betweens. Instead of striving for perfection, let’s celebrate being ‘good enough’.

There’s no such thing as the ‘perfect’ new parent, and that’s okay! Parenthood is a wild ride full of ups, downs, and messy in-betweens. Instead of striving for perfection, let’s celebrate being ‘good enough’.

Claire (Parent + professional)

Praising the effort

You don’t have to wait until results day to praise and reward your child for all the hard work they’ve done during this exam season. Celebrating their effort and dedication now can boost their confidence and show them that their hard work is valued, regardless of the final outcome.

You don’t have to wait until results day to praise and reward your child for all the hard work they’ve done during this exam season. Celebrating their effort and dedication now can boost their confidence and show them that their hard work is valued, regardless of the final outcome.

Annie (Practitioner)

Putting your thoughts on trial

Are you the type of parent that overthinks things and focuses on all the things that could go wrong? We can balance our thoughts by searching for evidence that challenges these negative anxious beliefs.

Are you the type of parent that overthinks things and focuses on all the things that could go wrong? We can balance our thoughts by searching for evidence that challenges these negative anxious beliefs.

Ruby (practitioner)