Aware Parenting, stress and trauma

Aware Parenting, stress and trauma

All children experience stressful events that range from daily challenges to bigger traumatic experiences. Each experience of stress or trauma leads to uncomfortable feelings such as overwhelm, frustration, powerlessness, sadness or fear. Those feelings have...
Toothbrushing!

Toothbrushing!

Causes of children not being willing to cooperate with teeth brushing: pent-up feelings of powerlessness, frustration or fear. Solution: Nonsense Play and power-reversal games. There are lots of different versions of these games that you can use! One is the...
Cooperation!

Cooperation!

If you were at a job, and your ‘boss’ came to you and said in a rushed and tense way; “Right, today you have to do this new project. You must start it now.” Would you feel willing to do it? But how about if she came and said in a warm and relaxed tone; “Guess what!...
Hitting

Hitting

Does your child hit, bite, or are they rough with you, a sibling, other children, or pets? The cause of all these behaviours is pent-up painful feelings: either powerlessness, frustration, agitation, or fear. You might be thinking; “But she doesn’t look scared.” But...