My mother has a wooden plaque hanging in her kitchen since my childhood. It says, “If you don’t want your children to hear what you’re saying, pretend you are talking to them.” Children not listening is one of the most common complaints of parents and teachers and also has been the inspiration of countless parenting...
Gillian was worried sick about her 10-year-old daughter who had terrible anxiety, and nothing was working. “I have literally tried everything!” she told me when we met a networking event. The thing is that, Gillian thought she had tried everything. She did what all good moms do when their child has anxiety. She took her...
August has been a crazy month for a lot of us. In a matter of three weeks I bought and sold a house. The stress was nothing short of insane. I didn’t realise just how stressed I was until afterwards. I experienced all the usual symptoms of stress like anxiety and insomnia but what stood...
Mom guilt and not having enough time are two of the biggest drains on the moms I work with. They feel guilty for all the things they think they should have done differently that they didn’t know about. They put extra icing on that guilt-laden cupcake because they feel guilty because they don’t have the...
Chances are if you’re reading this email, it’s because you are one of those ‘ahead-of-your-time’ mamas who understands there is so much more going on beneath the surface of your child’s struggles with learning or behaviour. … and you also likely know there’s a lot more going on than genetics. Consider this… Compared to any...
Have you ever watched your kid do something that was annoying or even frustrating but then realised you do the exact same thing? This was Maggie’s exact problem too. She complained to me that her son thought he was stupid. It didn’t take much digging to figure out that Maggie as well struggled in school...
“I’m stupid”. “I’m bad.” When your child says that, it’s like a punch to the gut. There is nothing worse than seeing your child’s self-esteem erode when they are already struggling with learning and behaviour issues. What’s interesting is that even before a diagnosis when moms have that gut feeling that their child is not...
Do you deserve an award for Google searching every article ever written on your child’s struggles? Congrats! Feeling more overwhelmed than ever? I know I was when I was looking for solutions for my daughter. It seemed the more I read, the more confused I was. Knowing where to start is half the battle. When...
Has it ever occurred to you that maybe your child’s disorder is in many ways a gift – even a superpower? It fascinates me that we have decided that if our children struggle in certain areas then they are defined by those struggles, instead of their strengths. It baffles me even more that we devote...
It’s no secret that moms today are overwhelmed and struggling with their mental health. But you know who I have noticed rarely gets the spotlight when it comes to parenting? Dads. … And with some, dads just do it better. That’s what the experts say anyways. Why Kids Benefit From Dad’s Parenting Difference The stuff...
Ask any person if they know what ADHD or a learning disability and they have an idea. Parents with children who are struggling with learning and behaviour can tell you more details on other disorders and their differences. Ask what a learning gate is and few people know. I was a teacher and I didn’t...
I talk a lot about brain integration and movement therapies in my video and blogs. A lot of moms have never heard of this therapy – let alone how it can re-organize the brain, strengthen weak connections or areas like corpus callosum which I talked about last week. What is Brain Integration Therapy? Brain Integration...
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