Anxiety in Children: Help for Parents
If your child seems anxious, overwhelmed, or easily upset, you’re not alone. Many children experience anxiety at different stages of development. What Anxiety Can Look Like Anxiety can show up in different ways. You might notice: meltdowns or emotional outbursts tummy aches or headaches difficulty sleeping resistance to school clinginess or withdrawal teeth grinding […]
Is it Anxiety, ADHD or Learning Difficulties?
Understanding What Might Be Going On for Your Child Many parents find themselves wondering what’s really going on for their child. If your child is struggling at school, you may be asking: Is this anxiety? Could it be ADHD? Is it dyslexia? Do they have a learning difficulty? Could it be something else — or […]
Foundations for Learning: Vision, Balance and Listening
Many parents find themselves wondering why their child is struggling at school. You may have noticed: difficulty focusing challenges with reading or writing frustration, anxiety, or emotional outbursts restlessness and hyper-activity talkative and disruptive in the classroom school refusal or afternoon meltdowns It can be confusing—especially when your child is clearly trying hard and doing […]
Foundations for Learning
Why Some Children Struggle at School Learning to read, write and focus may seem simple—but for many children, it can feel surprisingly hard. You might be wondering: “Why is my child struggling to learn?” “Why can’t they focus?” “Is this ADHD or something else?” “Do they have dyslexia?” If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. […]
Is My Child’s Behaviour Anxiety?
Signs of anxiety are not always obvious. Sometimes it shows up as annoying or difficult behaviour. You might see: anger or frustration defiance or resistance shutting down or withdrawing foot, finger tapping jaw clenching or teeth grinding chewing (clothing, pens, pencils) disrupted sleep patterns continually needing reassurance school avoidance after school meltdowns worried, anticipating the […]
Balance and Learning
Why Your Child May Struggle to Sit Still, Focus or Read Did you know your child’s sense of balance plays an important role in learning? When we think about balance, we often think about riding a bike, climbing or running without falling over. But balance is also important when your child is sitting quietly at […]
Why Is My Child Struggling at School?
Understanding Child Development, Learning and Behaviour If your child is finding school difficult, you are not alone. When your child started school, you were probably full of optimism, possibly expecting this to be the start of a great adventure. Your child may have been excited about finally going to “big school”. But for many families, […]
Anxiety in Children
Understanding Behaviour, Meltdowns and Overwhelm Anxious children are often highly sensitive and easily overwhelmed. You might notice: emotional outbursts or meltdowns withdrawal or shutting down headaches or tummy aches resistance to going to school meltdowns after school bedtime struggles These behaviours can be hard to understand—and even harder to know how to respond to. […]
Parenting Support Counselling: Helping You Understand Your Child’s Behaviour, Emotions and Learning
Gentle Help When Parenting Feels Hard We all want to raise happy, healthy children. But sometimes, our child’s behaviour can leave us feeling frustrated, overwhelmed and unsure what to do next. Perhaps you’re finding yourself caught in the same struggles again and again. Maybe you want to parent differently from how you were raised, but […]
Gentle Parenting Support
Gentle Support to Help You Feel More Confident as a Parent Parenting in today’s world isn’t always easy, with many parents feeling stressed and overwhelmed, not only with parenting, but with life in general. Parenting challenges don’t just happen when our children are small. Each new stage brings its own learning. Our children can be […]