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Articles on Parenting, Child Behaviour and Natural Child Development

All articles are based on personal in-clinic experience, and are supported by current research into brain science. They have been written for general education purposes and do not constitute personal advice. If you are a parent, I encourage you to seek professional support.

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  • Child Behaviour18
  • Child Development12
  • Counselling & Psychotherapy10
  • Families and Parenting17
  • Learning and Behaviour46
  • Relationships and Couples Counselling2
  • Top Tips25
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Learning and Behaviour

Challenging Behaviours and Learning Difficulties

At times, all parents feel at a loss to understand what their child might be needing from them. This is ...

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Child Development

Building Blocks for Learning

Building Blocks for Learning Many parents become concerned when their child struggles at school. Perhaps reading is difficult, concentration is ...

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Child Development

How Early Development Shapes Learning: the role of Retained Primitive Reflexes

Having a child who is falling behind, no matter how hard they try, is a common cause of stress for ...

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Child Development

Floor Play and Tummy Time

  Babies are amazing. They are born knowing exactly what they need to do to grow and develop. They don’t ...

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Learning and Behaviour

Development Delay and Links to Classroom Learning

  Many parents are at a loss to understand just why their child is struggling at school. There are many ...

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Learning and Behaviour

Dyslexia – an Holistic View

Are you worried that your child might have signs of dyslexia, or other learning difficulties? Learning to read seems simple ...

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Families and Parenting

Understanding Teenagers and Adolescents

Are you struggling to understand the teenagers and adolescents in your family? Do you find yourself ducking and weaving between ...

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Counselling & Psychotherapy

My Story

When our son was born in 1985 I quickly realised I knew very little about parenting. Life gave me plenty ...

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Counselling & Psychotherapy

Trauma as Unhealed Emotional Wounds

We each have our own way of reacting to sensations of overwhelm. These are often learned patterns of behaviour based ...

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