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The Link Between Perfectionism, Behaviour and Anxiety When I do initial parenting coaching calls I quite frequently find myself nodding along when parent are listing the challenges that they are facing. I estimate that around 90% of the parents that I work with are parents of highly sensitive[…]
Read MoreUnderstanding Highly Sensitive Children I have a phrase that I have been using with children for years to help try to reduce the shame they feel when they aren’t able to cope with their emotions in the way they see their peers being able to. The phrase is[…]
Read MoreCHALLENGE STARTS HERE!!! I’m going to be posting 5 journaling prompts every Wednesday and Sunday for the next 4 weeks. How you use them is up to you. You might decide to do all 5 on the same day and then have some days off or spread them[…]
Read MoreI confess that winter is my least favourite season. Yes it has Christmas, but other than that I have always struggled with the cold, poor weather and lack of sunlight. I know that it isn’t just me. Seasonal affective disorder affects many and is thought to be related[…]
Read MoreWhy Do Some Children Feel More Anxious at Christmas? I don’t want to be a grinch and I know I’ve mentioned this before but Christmas isn’t easy for all kids. For kids who are neurodivergent or who have high sensitivity to sensory stimulation it can be really challenging,[…]
Read MoreI’ve been doing a lot of thinking recently about parental burnout. It is something that I am noticing more and more but I don’t feel like we are talking about enough. Why is Parental Burnout so High? As a generation of parents, we put huge pressure on[…]
Read MoreIt’s a big day in my house day. My first-born child is starting secondary school. Yesterday there were definitely some nerves but this morning she went off happily with her friends (limping away due to a badly-timed football injury). It would be easy to think “job done”. I’ve[…]
Read MoreSelf Care for Parents Week Two: Invest in Your Relationships I’ve recently been reading an amazing book. The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Study on Happiness by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schlutz summarises the findings of Harvard Study of Adult Development. This is a research study which[…]
Read MoreSelf Care for Parents Week One: Let’s Get Outside Yes I know that the weather, at least where I am in Newcastle, hasn’t been great but there are some really good, scientifically proven reasons, to plan to spend more time out and about in nature. Fancy a quick[…]
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