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Emotional Wayfinding – what signs are posted on your emotional roadmap?

23rd June 2020

I sat and listened to some very experienced urban planners talking about ‘wayfinding’ – all the ways that people navigate new and complex landscapes using maps and signs. As someone with very little sense of direction, signs are an essential part of my day as I move through schools, health systems and suburbs. Travelling along…

Rupture and repair; The complex relationship with your child

4th June 2020

Claire Orange

Early Childhood, Parenting, Wellbeing - Emotions

Child raising is not for the feint-hearted. You are gifted this little individual, hell-bent on cutting their very own path through life. It means that as you go through all the ages and stages of child-raising – right into adulthood, you’re going to experience lots of bumps in the parenting path as your child figures…

Let your little human evolve slowly

19th September 2019

Claire Orange

Parenting, Wellbeing - Online

The evolution of the human has always been slow and steady… until now. The human reality is, is that accepting change takes time. Absorbing new knowledge and creating a space to put it into practice, having it accepted and then for it to become part of everyday thinking is certainly something that takes humans a…

“I never get it right!” Coping with a Negative Nelly

10th May 2019

Claire Orange

Early Childhood, Parenting, Wellbeing - Emotions

Perhaps this is something you hear often; “I can’t do it!” or “I never get anything right!” or “I’m such a loser!” We’re really talking about disposition and mindset here aren’t we – the genetic and experientially-informed lens through which we see life? ‘The glass half empty,’ is often the term of reference applied to…

A little child looks sad and frustrated. The girl has her hand over her head for a parenting or tired concept.

Working with the worry-monster; understanding childhood anxiety

8th March 2019

Claire Orange

Early Childhood, Parenting, Wellbeing - Emotions

Being the parent or teacher of the child who worries causes its own feelings of anxiety. It’s a tricky beast anxiety – showing up in all sorts of often surprising ways and usually at inconvenient moments too. Some childhood anxieties are normal and to be expected Our little ones are very little to be taking…

Shaming; when child behaviour management gets ugly

6th January 2019

Claire Orange

Parenting

“The way we speak to our children matters, for those words travel beyond their ears, settling into the creases of their hearts and the crevices of their self-worth.”Source unknown Have you ever found yourself, in the heat of the moment, admonishing a child with words meant to wound? You’re just so angry – all your…

8 ways to build emotional and mental resilience

11th November 2018

Claire Orange

Early Childhood, Parenting, Wellbeing - Emotions, Wellbeing - Social

Life, as it happens, is rarely a smooth ride for most of us. From tiny little bumps in the path, to great big seemingly insurmountable hazards, it’s fair to say that everyone needs some immunisation against those trials and challenges in order to stay the path of life. Resilience is that immunisation against the to-be-expected…

Victim or victor mentality – let’s teach the skills for success

28th October 2018

Claire Orange

Early Childhood, Parenting, Wellbeing - Social

Have you ever had the “enormous pleasure” of a coffee catch-up with someone who is always ‘done-to’ in their life? Here – you’ll know what we mean now… Friend: You’ll never guess what happened to me this week You: Oh no – sounds serious. What happened? Friend: I parked in the car park near the…

Designing a strong moral future for your child

17th October 2018

Claire Orange

Early Childhood, Parenting, Wellbeing - Emotions, Wellbeing - Society, Wellbeing - Uplifting

You might have heard the phrase ‘Virtues and Values’ in your school community and wondered what that actually meant. Surely that’s the very foundation of all good parenting? Teaching the values of hard work and determination, respect, inclusion, tolerance – parenting bread and butter. But is it? In a world of rapid change, of struggling…

What sinks your child’s emotional boat?

1st October 2018

Claire Orange

Early Childhood, Parenting

There’s a bit to cope with in childhood. Getting used to the way the big people in your life show their love and care. Learning a whole language. Learning about building relationships with other little, middle-sized and big people. Experiencing new tastes, sensations, smells and sounds – all at differing levels of intensity and sometimes…

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