Embracing the PAUSE...
I was always rushing like a busy bee from one thing to another burning the candle at both ends until I crashed. I would then turn into this monster of a patient full of frustration and anger because I couldn’t do what I felt like I needed to do.As soon as I felt better I’d then leap into action trying to make up for ‘lost time’.
Reflecting on this now, I feel super different to those days.
Although in bed I embraced this time as an opportunity to pause.
Pausing is the foundation of Play Healing. It’s the only thing that truly helped me to truly realign, reflect and make changes in my life was to pause.
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How can we respond when our tween lies to us?
When we discover our tween has been lying to us it can definitely trigger all sorts of reactions. So I wanted to outline a few thoughts around our response to lying in line with my PLAY HEALING PAUSE MODEL.
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Introducing new habits from a place of connection
Things have slipped. The house is far too quiet and you know it’s not because the kids are sleeping.
In fact, you don’t even have to try and guess what your kids are up to.
You know.
It was like that yesterday after homeschool, and the day before that, and the day before that and now you’ve had enough.
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Lockdown parenting: from stress-fest to revolution!
In recent weeks I’ve had so many conversations with parents who are having to completely rewrite the way they play and connect with their children. I spoke to one couple who confessed, “Honestly, I’ve had to throw 80% of my parenting strategies out of the window since lockdown began.”
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Understanding our Triggers as Parents.
Deep down, as parents, many of us are aware of our flaws. We often continue to remind ourselves daily of all the things we think we’re doing badly and usually feel full of guilt, however understanding our triggers is a proactive step towards growth as a person - another desire I have for all my clients.
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The effect of excessive screen time on brain development of 0-5’s
As an experienced parent coach helping families to avoid tech addiction, play, forms an enormous part of my work.
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9 Ways to Increase Parental Engagement in schools.
Debi starts to explore a variety of ways we can increase parental engagement in schools when it comes to keeping our children mentally and emotionally safe online.
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The power of using a 'Tech Box'
You may be starting to realise that there doesn’t seem to be any signs of tech taking a hike. Instead, figures show that families are spending more time on screens now than ever before.
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Is Tech Killing Our Ability to Play?
As a mum, I was becoming increasingly frustrated trying to catch my children's attention as they became more and more absorbed on their devices. I started to feel frustrated when calling them for dinner at the top of my lungs, and no-one would respond. Or having everyone in the same room as each other in utter silence, all glued to their phones or computer screens.
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Getting Kids off Devices
We all know that too much screen time can be a source of conflict between you and your child. When they are watching programs, playing a game or scrolling through their favourite vines they seem fine, but ask them to stop and THAT'S when the drama starts!
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