Being okay
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How to Fix Separation Anxiety in Children
When looking at how to fix separation anxiety in children, it is important to understand the root cause of the anxiety. By understanding what our children are feeling, and why, we become better equipped to be able to support them through their tricky moments, and help them to come out stronger. What causes separation anxiety in young children? The first thing it is important to know is that separation anxiety is normal. Between the ages of six months and three years old, most children will exhibit signs of separation anxiety in some form. As babies grow, they are constantly learning. One big development is the understanding that things and people…
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How to Survive Children’s Birthday Parties
If I had heard people talking about how to survive children’s birthday parties before I was a mother, I would have thought them miserable. What could be more lovely than children’s birthday parties? Who asks how to survive something so joyful? You may find the first few parties are indeed wonderful. They are too young to have friends, so the guest list consists of your friends and family. All your favourite people come and enjoy the cuteness of your toddler. The dynamic changes, however, when a child starts school. Now your child has friends, so the guest list includes a lot more little people, along with parents you don’t know.…
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How to Survive Tantrums and Meltdowns
Knowing how to survive tantrums or meltdowns can be invaluable throughout your child’s early years. If you have a child over one you will probably have experienced the drama and emotional distress that comes when your sweet child transfers into a mini hulk. Of course, if one happens at home it’s hard. However, if you are unfortunate enough to be out in public when meltdowns or tantrums come, though you know you will survive, it can be mortifying. Tantrums and meltdowns are never fun. We can more than survive, however. In the messy moments, we can connect with our children and help them thrive. The difference between a tantrum and…
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How to Help Children Cope with Death
How to help children cope with death, is a question we will all face eventually. Death is a fact relevant to all humankind. It is one that many people struggle to come to terms with. Even adults find the mortality of those that they love difficult to acknowledge. It is no easier for a child. In the West death can be a taboo subject, meaning that many children will not encounter the concept until it affects them personally. Childhood is a vulnerable stage of life. Our little ones depend on their adults for their survival. Therefore realising that a person can go from being there to being gone, can…
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10 Ways to Practice Self-Care as a Parent
Self-care as a parent may seem selfish. That is not true. Looking after yourself can help you give your best to your child. Here is a great article, explaining how your own self-care can benefit your child. By looking after yourself you will be showing your children how to do the same. As your children grow and develop, they will learn more from what you show them, than what you tell them. You can teach them by daily example, how to prioritise their own wellness. Let’s explore some practical ways that we can care for ourselves, in the midst of our full schedules and chaotic lives. 1. Declutter your…
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This Too Shall Pass- for Good Days and Bad
“This too shall pass.” There are many different stories about the origin of this adage. It has been around for a very long time. However it is still relevant. As we journey through parenthood, there is a lot that these words can offer us. They are a reminder to slow down and cherish the sweet times. They are also a promise that whatever you are going through, be it sleep deprivation, tantrums, potty training or worse, it will not be your forever. When you feel at your wit’s end When my eldest child was a baby, he went through sleep regression. By six weeks old he was sleeping through the…
