Nine years ago my eldest son was 1 and I felt like I was drowning in a sea of exhaustion, hazy sleep deprivation and neglecting my self. My life seemed to have been taken over by breastfeeding, cooking, cleaning, laundry, nappies, toilet training and a relentless toddler who seemed to need more and more of me to … Continue reading How emotions effect your child’s behaviour and keep you feeling exhausted!
When your child wants you to play ALL day
When children are behaving in a clingy, demanding way and unable to settle in to independent play it’s normally because they have some feelings bottled up that are causing them to feel tense, uncomfortable, unsettled, agitated etc. This article looks at how you can help your child to process those feelings.
Create a meaningful Easter celebration in Autumn
💛🍁🍂🌕✨🐇 How can we bring the traditionally spring festival of Easter to children in Australia in a way that is meaningful? I hope this gives you some inspiration to draw from the elements of nature and create something magical for your child.
The Distraction Epidemic 📱🍭
Everywhere I look, I see people distracting their kids from what they’re feeling. You’re upset? Have a dummy, have somemilk, have a lollipop, look at this game on my phone… (And I get it, I’ve done this many times too.) But then we wonder why our kids are growing up with sugar, technology or other … Continue reading The Distraction Epidemic 📱🍭
🥪Why your child has a tantrum when you cut his sandwich the wrong way and how to solve to REAL issue behind this
Tantrums, along with many other challenging (but super common!) behaviours like defiance/ attention seeking/ uncooperativeness/ waking multiple times per night/ hitting etc, are really just the tip of the ICEBERG. In this article I want to look at WHY these behaviours come up and what’s really going on below the surface. Visualise an iceberg for … Continue reading 🥪Why your child has a tantrum when you cut his sandwich the wrong way and how to solve to REAL issue behind this
What gentle parents need to know about getting more sleep
Sleep is one of my favourite topics to talk about. Why? I personally struggled with sleep deprivation for MONTHS and MONTHS and MONTHS and I just love seeing the sheer relief on a mother’s face when she realises it’s not the only option if she wants to avoid sleep training and cry it out type methods.
The real reason your child refuses to cooperate and how to turn it around.
I really want YOU to know that conscious parenting doesnt have to be this exahusting. I want you to know the real reason your child refsues to cooperate and how you can start turning things around today. When you start working with your child's emotions rather than against them, conscious parenting stops feeling like such an uphill battle.
Breaking parenting patterns
why you automatically revert to old patterns of behaviour (such as shouting) when you’re under stress and how you can change that!
The art of holding space for kids
The term 'holding space' is thrown around alot. But you may be a little unsure what that actually looks and sounds like with kids??
The number one thing preventing your child from sleeping through the night
Sleep deprivation does not have to go on for months or years on end. It really doesn’t have to be that way. You don’t have to sacrifice your sleep in order to have a close, loving bond with your child. There is another option where you can BOTH get the sleep you deserve and strengthen your close, loving bond.
