Back to School Part 4: Empowering teachers
As you gear up for the start of term, it’s essential to remember that your partnership with your child’s teachers can significantly improve their learning experience.
Back to School Part 3: Side-stepping anxiety
Investing time in preparing your child for the upcoming school year can make all the difference between school reluctance and a positive educational experience.
Back to school – Part 2: Testing new things
Need to know: Getting neurodivergent children ready for the first day of school I’m not sure about you, but leaving things to chance and hoping […]
Back to school – Part 1: Sleep
Need to know: Strategies to get your child into a regular sleep schedule Ah, school holidays, the time when you can loosen up on strict […]
Lived experience – the crumbling wall of rewards
Have you ever had a moment when you questioned some of the fundamental beliefs that underpin your parenting? Welcome to my week! After spending years […]
Dysgraphia: what to look out for and how to support your child
Need to know Does your child go into a complete panic, sometimes to the point of a complete meltdown, at the thought of having to […]
Lived experience – My child didn’t need to change, I did.
Three years ago my days were filled with power struggles, yelling, sadness, and uncertainty about the future of my kid – if this is what […]
Lived experience- let go of the fear for the future
As a parent, nothing is scarier than the thought of your child facing challenges and obstacles that you can’t control. Up until the day of […]
ADHD co-occurring conditions – some mask it, others are hidden by
Need to know: ADHD and co-occurring conditions Research shows that between 50% and 67% of kids with ADHD also have another co-occurring condition. Children with […]
Emotion coaching: a building block for self-regulation
Need to know Why didn’t anyone ever tell us that parenting was going to be the hardest role we would ever take on? Not only […]