Why “I love you” is important to kids.

When I started to write this article, I thought it would be easy. Write an article about why saying I love you to children is so important. As a psychologist who works with children and adolescents, and a mum this… Continue Reading >

How to help toddlers and preschoolers manage tantrums and meltdowns

We’ve all been there, waiting patiently on the sidelines while our child falls to pieces getting ready, leaving the supermarket or receiving the wrong snack. Tantrums and meltdowns can catch you by surprise and look different depending on the day…. Continue Reading >

How to Introduce Mindfulness & Help Toddlers Manage Big Emotions

You’re through the sleepless nights of the baby stage and you’re now navigating a new set of challenges, trying to manage those big emotions during the toddler stage (people call this age terrible twos and threenagers for a reason right)?!… Continue Reading >

How to Achieve Optimal Work-Life Balance – Without Guilt

I don’t know of any other profession that makes it harder to achieve optimal work-life balance than being a teacher.  And if you’re a parent as well, that makes it even more difficult.   On top of their role in the… Continue Reading >

Helping Children With Anger and Aggression

As children grow their outward expression of frustration becomes more controlled because their brain has matured. They become more and more capable of having their tears and thoughts on the inside and using their words to express how they feel… Continue Reading >

Nurturing Authenticity in Children: A Guide for Parents

As parents, we understand the importance of building meaningful connections and fostering self-awareness in our children. Authenticity is the key to fostering these deep connections and cultivating inner harmony. When our children are authentic, they are more confident, resilient, and… Continue Reading >

How to Overcome Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Joy

You wake up Monday morning with a sense of dread.  It’s all you can do to drag yourself out of bed and out the door. As you drive in to school you’re thinking of all the things that await you… Continue Reading >

How to Reawaken your Mind in Motherhood

Do you remember the last time you allowed your mind to be still? To be focused on your own emotions? Your own wellbeing? Motherhood brings many changes to a woman’s life that when her new baby arrives, her mind is… Continue Reading >

Why it’s Important Not to Rush and Fix Our Kids Feelings

“You’ll be ok!”, “Don’t cry, its alright”. These are human responses to our children when they are upset. They are well meaning phrases that can pop out of our mouths automatically, they come from a place of wanting to protect… Continue Reading >

Teaching protective behaviours to preschoolers

At what age do you start teaching your child about consent? Teaching Consent A young child can be taught consent as soon as they are able to hold a face washer/flannel in the bath or shower. Even before they can… Continue Reading >