Reducing your child’s anxiety during natural disasters
With bushfires raging throughout the east coast of Australia there has been little else anyone has spoken about, posted on social media or watched on TV and our children are terrified! There has been an increase in PTSD and anxiety in children relating to environmental changes. So how can you help? Explain as much as […]
5 tips to help your anxious child during the festive season
What child doesn’t love Christmas… Parties, Christmas carols, end of year presentations, concerts, presents, being told to sit on some big fat hairy stranger’s knee for a photo (forget stranger danger),having to hug and kiss family and friends they may have not have seen for months and sugar, sugar, sugar not to mention less sleep […]
Turning exam stress into exam success
Well it’s that time of year again when University and high school students all over Australia are about to commence their end of year exams. Sometimes the mere mention of that word (Exams) is enough to make some students sick to the stomach, knees tremble and mind go blank! I still remember standing outside the […]
Conquering school Anxiety In Children
School anxiety is something I see frequently in my Hypnotherapy clinic and parents want to know how they can help their children.School anxiety is a psychological and physical response making the child believe there is imminent danger which triggers the flight or fight response. The flight or fight response is automatic, powerful and can be […]
“My tummy is sore!” 7 symptoms of childhood anxiety
Anxiety in our children and teens is on the rise with 1 in 4 Australians affected at some point in their lives. Children with anxiety will often be labelled as ADHD, naughty, or stubborn. Our children won’t tell us they are suffering from anxiety so here are 7 frequently observed symptoms of childhood anxiety; Stomach […]
7 Top Tips for your child’s first day of school
Well summer holidays have come to an end and our little angels are all heading back to school or starting school this week. Here in Victoria most are heading back Wednesday or Thursday. Here are 7 top tips to help your child be school ready. 1. Explain to your child what they should expect on […]