Is Screen Time Affecting Your Child’s Focus and Learning?
Parents often worry about the amount of time their child spends on screens – concerned that screen time can affect their child’s social development and emotional wellbeing. Many are worried that excessive electronic device use may be associated with difficulties with concentration, hyperactivity, focus, attention, and self-esteem which can subsequently learning. As a developmental practitioner, […]
When Parenting Feels Overwhelming: Small Ways to Care for Yourself
Parenting can ask a lot of you As a therapist I know I can’t be present with my clients if I’m feeling stressed or overwhelmed. The same is true for you as a parent. When you’re giving so much of yourself to everyone else around you, it can be hard to remain calm and present […]
Support for Parents who are Looking for Answers
Many parents find themselves struggling at times, and looking for answers. These articles offer some suggestions to help with various parenting challenges – from looking after yourself, to understanding your child, and supporting your relationship. When we’re busy and caught up in everyday life, it can be hard to remember to look after ourselves as […]
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. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Holistic counselling and parent coaching offers a calm, supportive space – helping you understand what’s happening—and find […]
Gentle Parenting Support
Gentle Support to Help You Feel More Confident as a Parent Parent coaching is a way of supporting you to become the parent you want to be. At times, all parents feel unsure, overwhelmed, or at a loss about what to do next—and this doesn’t just happen when children are small. Parenting Has Changed […]
How Parent Coaching can Support you and your Child
Parent coaching is a way of helping you to be the parent you want to be. We all have times when we feel we are struggling as parents, and it’s not only when our children are small. Once upon a time, new parents were surrounded by family – parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles. We learnt about […]
Creating Positive Change for Your Whole Family
We are all born into an ongoing family story. Our early experiences shape who we are. They also shape our adult relationships, and how we parent our children. The good news is that family stories are never static, and can continue to grow and change. Families can be a source of immense joy … and […]
Parenting and Family Support
We all want to raise happy, healthy children, but sometimes their behaviours can leave us feeling frustrated and at a loss to know what to do. Parenting support through counselling and parent coaching offers a calm, supportive space to make sense of what’s happening—and find a way forward that feels right for your family. The […]
Punishment, Consequences and Time-0uts Don’t Work – what can I do instead?
Are you over the toddler tantrums, the meltdowns and teenage mood swings and would like to find alternatives to punishment and time-out, but are not sure where to turn? Maybe you have realised that these approaches don’t work, and often make things even worse, but are unsure what else to try? Rest assured, there are other, more […]
You Matter Too: Why Looking After Yourself Helps Your Child
As parents, we spend so much time looking after everyone else that it’s easy to forget about ourselves. Yet when we’re constantly running on empty, it’s much harder to stay calm, patient and emotionally available for our children. Looking after yourself isn’t selfish. It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give your family. You’ve […]