Wake up time

How you start the morning with your child can set the tone for the entire day. Here are some helpful tips to make waking up smoother and more positive.

How you start the morning with your child can set the tone for the entire day. Here are some helpful tips to make waking up smoother and more positive.

Annie (practitioner)

Sharing difficult feelings

Here are some tips to help encourage your child to freely express their feelings when experiencing difficult emotions.

Here are some tips to help encourage your child to freely express their feelings when experiencing difficult emotions.

Ruby (practitioner)

Managing big feelings

Focusing on fun activities that require concentration can help your child to switch off from worries that they can’t do anything about.

Focusing on fun activities that require concentration can help your child to switch off from worries that they can’t do anything about.

Ruby (practitioner)

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)