28 May 2024 Prioritising Maternal Mental Health During the Perinatal Period
The journey to becoming a mother is often depicted as a time of great joy and fulfilment. During this time there is excitement about bringing a new life into the...
Parenting
31 Jan 2024 10 Tips to Help Your Child Navigate Bullying and Friendship Challenges
What is Bullying? Bullying is when someone deliberately and repeatedly hurts another person emotionally and/or physically. Some examples of “overt bullying” include teasing, saying mean things, name calling, pushing, hitting and...
18 Dec 2023 Social Skills During the Festive Season: A Parent’s Guide
The holiday season is a time of joy, laughter, and merriment for many families. From twinkling lights to festive gatherings, the holidays bring many opportunities for children to engage with...
11 Sep 2023 Fostering Better Engagement with Your Child: The Key to Nurturing Communication Development
Parents share a desire for strong and meaningful connections with their children. These connections not only shape their emotional well-being but also play a crucial role in their overall development,...
04 Sep 2023 How to be more of the parent I want to be?
Being a parent is a complicated role. It can sometimes feel like the best job in the world and other times feel overwhelming and as though we are failing at...
04 Sep 2023 Attachment based parenting
Secure attachment between children and at least one of their primary caregivers has been established as one of the best scientific predictors of long-term positive outcomes for children including those...
04 Sep 2023 The 5 C’s of parenting
The concept of the 5 C’s first came to my attention in the book ‘What your child knew about ADHD’ by Dr Sharon Saline and while it was aimed at...
14 Jan 2023 Listening skills for parents
Listening is a skill. Listening can be highly effective. However, it’s not easy because parents have to actively “do nothing”. Listening can be very effective for helping children who are feeling...
14 Jan 2023 How to help your nervous or worried child by “simply” listening
When your child is nervous and/or worried, it is often parents’ first instinct to try to fix the problem – and why wouldn’t you? You love your child, and that’s...
20 Apr 2021 Support needs of Siblings
For the majority of us our relationships with our brother and sisters are some of the most important in our lives. Sibling relationships can be a great source of meaning,...