Reassuring anxious children

It’s normal to reassure your anxious child, but if they keep needing it over and over, it might not be helping. Try to give reassurance that helps them feel braver and more confident.

It’s normal to reassure your anxious child, but if they keep needing it over and over, it might not be helping. Try to give reassurance that helps them feel braver and more confident.

Ruby (practitioner)

Attention seeking vs Seeking attention

When your child is showing “attention-seeking” behaviours take a moment to yourself to assess what might be the true need behind this behaviour? Having this shift in perspective can make a big difference to how we understand our kids.

When your child is showing “attention-seeking” behaviours take a moment to yourself to assess what might be the true need behind this behaviour? Having this shift in perspective can make a big difference to how we understand our kids.

Emelia (Parent)

Nature sensory scavenger hunt

As the weather is getting warmer, take your little ones outside and encourage them to connect with nature by searching for items that engage their 5 senses.

As the weather is getting warmer, take your little ones outside and encourage them to connect with nature by searching for items that engage their 5 senses.

Annie (practitioner)

Recognising strengths

Here are ways you can help support your child in discovering their strengths. Encouraging them to recognize what they’re good at can help boost their confidence and self-esteem.

Here are ways you can help support your child in discovering their strengths. Encouraging them to recognize what they’re good at can help boost their confidence and self-esteem.

Annie (practitioner)

Spotting Good Behaviour

Spotting and praising good behaviour can be a great way of encouraging more of it! Remember to praise the effort as well as the good behaviour.

Spotting and praising good behaviour can be a great way of encouraging more of it! Remember to praise the effort as well as the good behaviour.

Annie (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)

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)

Balancing anxious thoughts

When we feel anxious about a situation we may find ourselves focusing on all the things that could go wrong. We can balance out these negative thoughts by looking for any evidence that challenges our anxious thoughts.

When we feel anxious about a situation we may find ourselves focusing on all the things that could go wrong. We can balance out these negative thoughts by looking for any evidence that challenges our anxious thoughts.

Ruby (practitioner)

Developing language for emotions

Children experience emotions before they can express them with words. By labelling these emotions, you can help your child understand what they may be feeling.

Children experience emotions before they can express them with words. By labelling these emotions, you can help your child understand what they may be feeling.

Annie (Practitioner)

Separate “I am” from “I feel.”

Practicing using the words ‘I feel’ instead of ‘I am’ when talking about feelings can help children to feel less consumed by their emotions.

Practicing using the words ‘I feel’ instead of ‘I am’ when talking about feelings can help children to feel less consumed by their emotions.

Ruby (practitioner)