Sep 26 2023

I’ve always been rubbish at taking a compliment. If you tell me I look nice I will probably tell you that I’ve had my outfit for years and that I need a haircut. If you tell me I did something well I will probably tell you that other[…]

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Sep 12 2023

The Map is Not the Territory This is a simple but important phrase. It means that our representation (memory) of a situation will not be exactly as the reality of the situation. Our internal representation will be influenced by numerous factors which are individual to us and the[…]

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Sep 8 2023

What Do I Mean by Transitions? I’ve talked a lot about school transitions recently. But there is another type of transition which impacts family life on a daily basis that I don’t think we talk about enough. Think about your day with your children. When are you most[…]

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Aug 12 2023

Self Care for Parents Week Three: Exercise Motivation If you are an avid exerciser then you probably don’t need this article for inspiration. However if you are like me, then learning more about the positive effects of exercise on brain and mood, has been an absolute game changer[…]

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Jul 3 2023

School transitions are a subject close to my heart right now as my eldest hurtles towards the end of Year 6 and makes the leap into the scary world of BIG SCHOOL. At the moment she is excited, which is great. But I have no doubt that there[…]

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May 23 2023

  Should you be worried about your child’s anxiety? The simple answer is that it all depends what you are going to do with your worries. Sometimes a single conversation can really bring an issue into sharp focus. This happened to me a couple of years ago when[…]

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May 5 2023

NLP stands for Neuro Linguistic Programming. So what does that mean then? Basically it uses research and long-standing knowledge of processes relating to the human mind and body to develop therapeutic techniques to support people to make positive changes to their situation. The underlying assumptions centre around the[…]

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Apr 29 2023

I’ll say it again: BEHAVIOUR IS COMMUNICATION. Traditional methods of parenting focused on behaviour management (trying to get rid of behaviours the parent didn’t like). BUT if we try to respond to behaviour by focusing on changing it rather than trying to understand it, we are not going[…]

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