by megantuohey00 | Jan 13, 2017 | Children, Parenting
UPSET CHILDYOUR CHILD IS GETTING MORE AND MORE UPSET. WHY WILL NOTHING WORK? THIS WILL HELP. As part of the primary caregiver bond, we are tasked with the growth and development of our children. This includes the development of their nervous system. Whenever our...
by megantuohey00 | Jan 3, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting
RESPECTFUL PARENTINGNOTICING & ADHERING TO PERSONAL BOUNDARIES IN CHILDREN Awhile ago I started working with a young mother named Georgia. She came from a family where her personal boundaries and needs were not noticed, and even worse, when they were noticed,...
by megantuohey00 | Dec 20, 2016 | Children, Family, Parenting, Self Care
DO YOU HAVE SPACE IN YOUR HOUSE FOR YOUR FEELINGS?YOU NEED TO! I’ll always remember a colleague of mine, Jan, who taught me an invaluable lesson: How to hold space. Jan was a mentor assigned to me many years ago, who advocated for me to stay with discomfort...
by megantuohey00 | Dec 19, 2016 | Children, Family, Parenting, Self Care
UNDERSTANDING & REDUCING ANXIETY On the weekend I was talking with a new friend, Emily about her very busy and chaotic life. A mum with a 4 month old, a 3 year old and a 4 year old. A mum who can’t get to the tidying, sorting, cleaning, cooking in a structured way,...
by megantuohey00 | Nov 23, 2016 | Children, Family, Parenting
FAMILY RITUALS Birthday’s are a big deal in our house. We have a birthday boy coming up this weekend, and we are all hands on deck planning and prepping the experience. We decorate rooms in the dead of night, so the birthday boy gets a surprise. We plan cakes...
