3 Signs Your Child is Having a Hard Time but Can’t Tell You
Tantrums, misbehaviour, clinginess and asking adults to play are all TOTALLY typical child behaviours. Yes. Read. That. Again. But all behaviour is...
Kids Who Hit: What’s Really Going On
My 5 Year Old Tried To Hit Me In Anger This Morning – Here’s How I Responded I’d ended up sleeping half the night on his sister’s floor because she...
Shouting, Threatening + Demanding: Why These Parenting Tactics Don’t Work
It’s a CRAZY double standard if we think that our kids shouldn’t act as we act. They’re little sponges who are learning EVERYTHING from us, from a ...
When Kids Don’t Like Playing With Others: What Parents and Teachers Can Do
Play isn’t just “kids being kids”. It develops in stages, just like crawling or walking, and some children need more support with it than others. I...
Free Doctor Role-Play Printable – Here’s Why We Love It
Role play is such a powerful tool for learning and one of our favourite setups is playing doctors. You don’t even need to have a doctor's kit. Just...
Should We Force Kids to Share?
The other day, I watched my youngest clutching a toy car like it was glued to her hand. Her brother hovered nearby, eyes fixed, getting more and mo...
Why I Still Stay in the Room Until My Kids Fall Asleep
Before we get into it, here’s a quick caveat: I’m not a sleep consultant. I don’t write custom sleep plans or promise miracle fixes. I’m a speech a...
Time-outs are harmful
Timeouts Are Harmful ⬇️Tantrums and misbehaviour are a normal part of child development. Young children haven’t yet learned how to manage their emo...
Calm Down Corners - not for every child
Do this instead ⬇️Struggling with your child’s calm-down corner? It might be because it’s not meeting their sensory needs. Every child is unique, a...
Getting through transitions
Try these ⬇️Ever tried to leave the house with a toddler who’s not having it? 🙋♀️ It can feel like moving mountains! Here’s why:Kids’ nervous syst...
Why can't they just listen?
Do this ⬇️Though it FEELS like it in the moment, your child isn't trying to wind you up.Just because they CAN put on their shoes doesn't mean they ...
What to do when child isn't listening
Do this instead ⬇️Feeling frustrated when your child isn’t listening? Let’s reframe our thinking and shift our approach to one that values our chil...