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Understanding Your Child

A developmental approach to understanding behaviour, emotions and learning in children

mother and child sitting together on a lounge, looking fondly at each other.

When things feel confusing or overwhelming, this is a good place to begin.

Many parents arrive here because something doesn’t feel quite right. Perhaps your child is struggling with big emotions, anxiety, behaviour, friendships or learning, and you’re not sure what to do next.

You may have tried the usual parenting strategies, but they don’t seem to be helping in the way you hoped.

You might be wondering:

  • Why is my child behaving like this?
  • Why don’t the usual parenting strategies seem to work?
  • Why do they struggle with friendships?
  • Why can’t they sit still and focus?
  • Why aren’t they keeping up at school?

Behaviour as Communication

Behaviour is often a child’s way of communicating.

Children don’t always have the words to tell us how they’re feeling. Sometimes they communicate through their behaviour instead. 

Looking beneath the surface, we can begin to understand what might be happening for your child.

 Understanding the “why” changes everything.

When we are able to to see your whole child—not just the behaviour—things start to make more sense.

Looking Beneath Behaviour

Parenting Resources

These articles are based on my experience from the last 20 years of working with children with learning and behavioural challenges, and are supported by current research.

I hope they help to answer some of your parenting questions.

You might like to bookmark this page and come back when you have more questions.

  • School Refusal, After School Meltdowns

👉Supporting Your Child Through Daily Transitions

  • Anxiety and School Anxiety

👉Anxiety in Children: Understanding What Your Child may be Feeling

👉 Is it Anxiety, ADHD or Learning Difficulties?

  • Foundations for Learning

👉 Building the Foundations for Learning

👉 Foundations for Learning: Vision, Balance and Listening

  • Learning & School Challenges

👉 Why Children Need to Feel Safe to Learn

👉 Supporting Your Child with Reading Difficulties and Dyslexia

👉 Looking Beyond a Diagnosis – When Your Child is Struggling at School

  • ADHD, Attention and Behaviour

👉 Understanding ADHD, Attention and Behaviour in Children

  • Friendship and Bullying

👉 Understanding Bullying – gentle support for parents and children

Counselling Support for Parents

While I occasionally work directly with children, I prefer to offer support to parents, helping them to better understand their children’s behaviour, emotions and learning.

👉 Counselling Support for Parents

Counselling and parenting support sessions are available for individuals and couples in Moruya, NSW and online Australia-wide.

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We cover topics including:

  • Establishing a bedtime routine
  • Suggestions for picky eaters,
  • The importance of free play 
  • Why screen time can delay your child’s early development

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