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How to stop your children from fighting
Children fight with each other for many reasons. And let’s face it, as parents it can drive us insane. It is common for parents to ask me the question – how can I stop my kids from fighting? Why can’t they just get along?Every relationship has conflict –...
How to help children get ready for school
One question I get asked all the time is “How can I help my child get ready in the morning without all the stress and chaos?” The experience of getting kids ready for school in the morning is a challenge faced by most parents. “I have to tell her a...
Tips For Talking with your Child about the Anti-Racism Protests in the news
In this video Clinical Psychologist Krystle Pavalache provides helpful information on how to help your child make sense of the recent anti racism protests and images on the news.
How to talk to children about racism and current events
Our news is once again filled with content that not surprisingly can leave our children feeling scared, angry, panicked, anxious, unsafe, hopeless, and confused. Not to mention the adults in their life who may also be struggling to deal with the nature of...
Why won’t my kids listen to me?
It is common for children to feign deafness or to just outright refuse to comply with parent’s requests. You are certainly not alone if you have been asking yourself the question – why wont my kids listen to me or do what I say?There is no one reason for...
Mindfulness for children – how to make a glitter jar ✨
As we have discussed in other blogs we can teach children how to be mindful using Glitter Jars. In this video Clinical Psychologist Krystle Pavalache shows you how to make a glitter jar with your child and how to use it to teach the important skill of...
How do I help my children manage their feelings?
As parents, we can often have difficulty in knowing how to manage our children’s emotions. How should we respond when our child gets angry? How should we respond if they are anxious? Sad? Frustrated? There are so many conflicting ideas out there, it’s...
Can I do mindfulness with my child?
Mindfulness is not just a skill for adults - childhood is a wonderful time to introduce it. Your child can use this skill throughout their life in areas such as emotion regulation, self-control, and decision making. Here I discuss how to explain mindfulness, why teach...
Mindfulness exercises
The basic principle behind mindfulness is that often a lot of things we do we do without being fully present or without being aware of your own thoughts and feelings. Mindfulness teaches us how to be present moment rather than lost in our own minds. Listed...
Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity
Neuroplasticity is a concept that describes the evidence that shows that our brain changes with experiences. Doidge describes it as the brain changing its structure with each activity it performs. Which means in today’s busy and stressful world, our...
Understanding Females on The Spectrum
Females are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum conditions much less frequently than females. It may well be that many health professionals do not understand the differences of how autism presents in females or that females fly under the radar because they are more likely...
Care Package for Covid-19 Survival
Our clever Clinical Psychologist (Reg) Jenna Trainor have put together a wonderful support package to assist everyone coping in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.Click on the link below to access the pdf file. Included in the package is: Tips for...
Managing Social Isolation
How can I continue to thrive with the current changes?Given the current circumstances many of us are living in a survival mindset, but we can continue to thrive amongst the chaos. With the recommendations of social distancing and isolation, it is not...
Why is early intervention for autism important?
We have all heard that it is best to give children who are diagnosed on the autism spectrum and or with any other developmental disorder early childhood intervention. With the assessment processing often feeling overwhelming and daunting I thought it would...
How to find us
We look forward to welcoming you for your first appointment. To assist you in finding us please take note of the following information. Booragoon Office Our Booragoon office is located on Level 1, Suite 107, 150 Riseley St Booragoon. Parking:Please park...
Online Psychology for Kids
Clincial Psychologist (Reg) Jenna Trainor provides helpful tips on how to prepare children for an online session with their psychologist.