Free Resources for Parents

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.

Families and Parenting

How to Support Your Child’s Learning Through Play

If your child is starting school soon, it’s natural to wonder whether they’re ready. While reading, writing and numbers are ...

Child Development

Learning Begins Long Before School

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

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 ...

Child Development

Why is Tummy Time Important?

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

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 ...

Learning and Behaviour

My Child is Trying Hard but Still Struggling to Read

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

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 ...

Counselling & Psychotherapy

My Story

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

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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  • Establishing a bedtime routine
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