Parenting

By Alita Blanchard, Parent Coach “Breathe. Your kids need you. Not perfect. But you. With your worries. And your laughs. And your fails. And your try agains. Your love. Your …

By Alita Blanchard, Parent Coach “Roughhousing is play that flows with spontaneity, improvisation, and joy. It is free from worries about how we look or how much time is passing. …

In a disaster what we hold to be normal or the usual is disrupted, and people are left with a huge amount of uncertainty and experience a range of emotions, …

By Cathy Spooner I remember the day I sat in that cold Psychologist office on a rainy day. Her smile and sunny demeanour didn’t change the rain outside and the …

By Sarah Tolmie Reader Question:“My kids play soccer throughout Winter. I really do not enjoy going. It is early, cold, often wet and I get very triggered by the loud …

By Alita Blanchard Parent Coach When life gets tough with your children and they are expressing a lot of anger and acting aggressively, it can be incredibly triggering and challenging …

By Leisa Pritchard – Psychologist Ruby* was 6 when her parents bought her for counselling. Although Ruby was a bright child, they had concerns that she was falling behind her …

By Laura Kiln When children start school, they have a lot to get used to. They will be in a new setting, with more children and new rules and routines. …

By Clare Marcangelo I often have parents call and tell me that they have a child who have either formal or suspected diagnosis of ADHD, and they have heard that …

By Alexandra Wilson (AMHSW; CSW; MAASW; BSW Usyd) Deliberate self harm can be a scary and confronting issue for many parents, and it can be difficult to know how to …