Helping the highly sensitive child thrive

My own son presented very differently and was deemed by many, including ourselves, to be just out of sync with typical children. His behaviour was really button pushing for us and also bewildering. He had sensory integration dysfunction, but it took us a long time to work this out.

TemperamentElaine Halligan4 November 2021Highly sensitive, Emotionally fragile, Parenting Sensitive Child, Highly sensitive person, sensitive child strategiesComment

It's ok for your child to be angry

Seeing your child consumed with fury is a horrible feeling for parents. So, is it OK for a child to be angry?

Anger ManagementElaine Halligan19 October 2021Controlling Anger, Angry Emotions, Anger Management, Children getting angry, Aggressive ChildComment

Letting Go of Perfectionism

When Perfectionism is coupled with stress or is extreme, it is correlated with depression, anxiety, eating disorders and other mental health problems.

TemperamentElaine Halligan14 October 2021Perfectionism and anxiety, perfectionism disorder, perfectionism and depression, people pleaser, cause of people pleasingComment

The Secret to Helping your Children be Resilient

Helping children deal with life’s knocks is a vital part of our role as parents. We do them no favours when we cotton wool them and protect them from life’s emotional roller coaster

Confident/Contented ChildrenElaine Halligan29 September 2021Resilient Kid, Resilient Child, Building resilience, importance of self-esteem, emotion coachComment

Does your child have a healthy sporting mindset, or do they want to win at any cost?

When playing competitive sport, a determination to win at any cost, often results in your devaluing yourself in the process ………

Competition, Game PlayingElaine Halligan12 September 2021embracing challenges, seeing effor, finding lessons and inspiration, sportsmanship, follow rules and instructions Comments

Have you or your child got Starting School Anxiety?

. Staring big school is a real landmark in your child’s life as well as yours and it is normal to be feeling slightly anxious

AnxietyElaine Halligan24 August 2021Anxious Child, starting big school, anxiety starting school, back to school anxiety, back to school stress Comment

Bedwetting: the taboo subject, few parents are willing to talk about

If you’re the parent of a child that regularly wets their bed at night it’s very easy to feel alone because it’s still a bit of a taboo subject that few people are willing to talk about.

SleepElaine Halligan19 July 2021Bedwetting, health problem, children's habits and behaviour, better night's sleep, bladder function control Comments

Lockdown Learnings and Character Traits

Given 80% of parenting is modelling, you children will have been watching you. Children see. Children do. Lockdown learnings to help your child improve their character traits.

Calmer ParentingElaine Halligan11 July 2021Covid Lockdown Learnings, Personality and Character Traits, Quarantine learnings, pandemic transition, New traits from lockdownComment