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If you want real change in how your child copes with anxiety, there’s one truth you need to face first – waiting it out might make things worse. For some children, anxiety does go away naturally. The research backs that up. Given time, safety and routine, a child’s[…]
Read MoreAt first glance, perfectionism can look like a positive trait: high standards, ambition, and a desire to do well. But dig a little deeper, and it’s often driven by something far less helpful: fear. Behind many perfectionist children is a quiet anxiety whispering: “What if I fail?” “What if[…]
Read MoreIf you feel it’s time to stop spinning your wheels and start seeing progress with your child’s behaviour, then we need to talk. Because I know what it feels like to sit across from a frustrated parent, hearing them say, “I’ve tried everything.” But when I dig a[…]
Read MoreSometimes the quiet is louder than the shouting. You’re not sure when it happened, but one day the spark that used to light up your conversations with your child… fizzled. Now there’s eye-rolling, silence, or worse, an impenetrable wall between you. You wonder what you did wrong, or[…]
Read MoreAnd what you can do about it… We’re now well into the summer holidays. The early excitement has faded, the routines have gone out the window, and for many families, the emotional temperature in the home is rising faster than the outside weather. While the summer break is[…]
Read MoreWhat do you do when someone talks about you behind your back? When you hear the whisper, see the glance, or feel the sting of being quietly excluded? It’s a question I ask a lot in my work with children. Especially the ones who are feeling small, targeted,[…]
Read MoreParents, I need to ask you something important. When you were a child, what did freedom look like? Chances are, it was playing out with your friends until the streetlights came on. Scraping your knees on tarmac, drinking from the hose, and ignoring hunger and thirst because going[…]
Read MoreWe’re making a subtle but important change to how we handle new enquiries for our NLP4Kids coaching franchise. It’s the kind of change that most people won’t notice – but for us, it says everything about who we are and what we stand for. Because lately, something’s been[…]
Read MoreYou only get one chance to make a first impression – and when it comes to your child’s mental health support, that first impression doesn’t begin with us. It begins with you, and the way you explain what’s happening. When Help Feels Like a Punishment Sometimes, by the[…]
Read MoreA few days ago, I was speaking with a prospective NLP4Kids licensee. We were chatting through the nuts and bolts of the opportunity, and she asked: “What are the get-out clauses if it doesn’t work out?” I replied without skipping a beat: “Well, this ain’t a Netflix subscription.”[…]
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