Mental Health
🧠 Mental Health: Nurturing Emotional Well-Being
A child’s mental health is just as important as their physical health. In this section, we explore ways to support your child’s emotional growth—from managing anxiety and building resilience to fostering healthy communication. Whether you're navigating tantrums, transitions, or teenage challenges, our resources are here to help you raise emotionally strong, confident kids.
The problem with stickers, tokens and reward charts
Behaviour management strategies like stickers, tokens, prizes and reward charts are widely used by parents around the world. And at...
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The power of Yes Day and how to implement one
As a psychologist, I have seen first hand the challenges that families face when it comes to finding ways (and...
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It’s ok to cry (in front of your children)
Growing up, many of us received the message that showing emotions makes us look weak. We were encouraged, either explicitly...
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5 powerful lessons to teach your child about emotions
Many of the parents I work with received harmful or unhelpful messages about emotions when they were growing up. Maybe...
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The truth about boredom in children
Boredom is a universal human experience. It’s also one that is often viewed in a negative light and quite frequently...
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How to respond to back talk from children (and why it’s a positive thing!)
Nothing triggers parents quite like back talk – that seemingly defiant, sassy, or disrespectful tone that children sometimes take when...
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