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Moving From Coronavirus Anxiety to Effective Action

Clinical Psychologist Dr Jodie Lowinger, details a simple, 3-step plan for helping us recognise and alleviate the stress and anxiety we’re all feeling about the pandemic.

Social connection while socially distancing

‘We are organisms of attachment, and we’re meant to be socially connecting, not socially distancing. We need to find ways to be together right now when we’re physically apart.’

Kids, Anxiety and Coronavirus

There are three important things you can do to help your kids through the current situation in a way that will ultimately help them build resilience.

Supporting children during times of unrest

With everthing happening in the world right now it can get overwhelming for our children to understand.  In this video ParentTV Jason Gibson explains how to best support your children…

Coronavirus for parents

As schools and childcare centres around the world close their doors in response to the coronavirus, it can be easy to think of it like a summer holiday, or some…

How can I ease my child’s separation anxiety?

In this video, Maggie Dent talks about separation anxiety (or separation distress) and gives her top tips on making periods of separation easier for both parents and kids.

What you need to be mindful of when playing with children

Teacher Tom describes the best way for adults to play with children that doesn’t disrupt their natural zone or flow.

Is there more correction, direction or connection in your parenting right now?

As parents, it can be really hard to reflect on our own parenting and whether we strike a good balance between correcting, directing and connecting with our kids. In this…

What does it mean to be the Captain of the Ship in my children’s lives?

Susan Stiffelman explains how important it is for parents to be ‘lovingly in charge’ or to be the captain of the ship. In this video Susan explains Captain Mode, Lawyer…

How to cope with chaos at home

Here are some great tips for finding a healthy balance and harmony in your home, particularly for sole parent households or households where one parent travels a lot, and the…

My kids make me crazy, what’s up with that?

In this video David looks at why parents feel so crazy when their kid's behave in certain ways.  David also gives some great suggestions using a conscious attachment parenting framework…

When kids silliness becomes too much

Being silly is a natural and fun part of childhood. But what about when it just doesn’t stop and results in you not being able to get out the door…

How to use evidence based punishment techniques

Let's have a chat about what punishment actually means in the world of behaviour science. By looking at examples of real punishment that we use daily without noticing can draw…

Understanding overwhelm

What is overwhelm and why are our children experiencing it? Allison looks at triggers and solutions to help your child through these experiences.

Responding to your child’s problems at school

In this video, Primary School Principal, Andrew Oberthur, outlines the options parents have when choosing how to respond to problems their child is having at school.