by Monique | Feb 17, 2020 | Helping Kids with Frustration and Tricky Behaviour, Helping Kids with Worry, Anxiety and Stress, Parents and Carers
In the last few weeks I’ve presented at a number of school “acquaintance” and “orientation” nights to parents of primary and secondary students – and one of the topics I cover in these seminars is sleep: how much children and teens need and how we support them to get...
by Monique | Feb 10, 2020 | Helping Kids with Frustration and Tricky Behaviour, Helping Kids with Worry, Anxiety and Stress, Parents and Carers
As parents, it is important for us to help our children/teens get enough sleep. This means we need to teach young people about sleep; why sleep is important and strategies to use to get enough. But other than “you need to get enough sleep” – what...
by Monique | Feb 10, 2020 | Helping Kids with Worry, Anxiety and Stress, Parents and Carers
Homework is often a stressful experience for both young people and their parents. Research has shown homework is a significant source of family stress and conflict. The more homework a young person has and the less confident a parent feels in their ability to help...
by Monique | Feb 10, 2020 | Helping Kids with Worry, Anxiety and Stress, Parents and Carers
Every now and then we read/hear news of attempted child abductions. It’s important of course to keep a sense of perspective about these. There are many, many thousands of Australian children waiting at bus stops, at after school pick up points and walking short...
by Monique | Feb 10, 2020 | Helping Kids with Frustration and Tricky Behaviour, Helping Kids with Worry, Anxiety and Stress, Parents and Carers
Biting nails, picking noses, chewing clothes, licking lips, sucking pony tails…there are many little “habits” that children have which drive us crazy. Usually these actions feel good for the child – they like the feeling, or it provides them...
by Kirrilie | Jan 17, 2020 | Helping Kids with Worry, Anxiety and Stress, Parents and Carers
Like almost all Australians, I spent the Christmas/New Year period watching fire apps, bushfire news and feeling devastated for the families who have been impacted. I know that many of our members – particularly those who live in the Gippsland regions, KI,...
