Category Separation
My baby’s become an adolescent! Letting go to reconnect
The teenage years. They’re inevitable. Gone are the days when your child was a tiny bundle who you could dress, play with, cuddle and coo with, and take wherever you needed to go. Now they’ve shot up like a beanpole,…
The Terrible Twos (and Threes, and Fours, and Fives…): Emotional regulation for Children
Emotions. Much of the time they seem so hard to keep in check, even as adults. Either we’re told we’re oversensitive and feeling too much, or we’re bottling them up and not feeling enough! An incredibly complex balance. So, how…
Emotional eating, what’s eating you? Part 2
Last week I highlighted what emotional eating is, how it can be a very normal process, but also what to look out for if you have concerns with your eating habits and patterns and suspect they could be symptomatic of deeper…
5 Ways to Support Your Child Through Separation
Separation isn’t easy for anyone. It is often a very difficult time for parents; neither of you planned nor wanted this in the beginning. There’s been a drastic change in what you’d hoped, planned and envisioned. Now that it’s happened,…
Preparing for the First Day of School – for kids and parents
Christmas has come and gone and the New Year is upon us. Soon children will be thinking about heading back to school for another year of learning and fun. For many parents and families, 2015 marks the start of a…
Surviving Christmas in the Face of Grief and Loss
As the year draws to an end, and Christmas approaches I have taken some time to reflect upon what to me was the most heartbreaking and defining period of my life. For the first time last year, as a family…
Go home on time day – How is your work/life balance?
Go Home on Time Day, is a day created by the Australia Institute to create a conversation about the impact work has on our mental health, relationships and workplaces. Did you know that Australian workers donate $110 billion of unpaid…
The addictive cycle: How to beat your bad habits and break the cycle successfully
On the 31st of May it is World No Tobacco Day, a great day to write about addictions and their impact on people suffering from them, don’t you think? In this blog I would like to refer to all kinds…