You don't have to be the "perfect parent"...

July 18, 2018 Full Cup Play Therapy (Rachel)

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Good news! Your child doesn’t need you to be the perfect parent (whatever that is!?)

Don’t get me wrong there are definitely wrong ways to parent. There are definitely abusive ways to parent. But if you’re a regular reader over here you probably already know that. You’re probably a subscriber because you deeply care about your child’s emotional wellbeing, you value play and you want to be the best parent (or teacher, therapist) you can be. And there’s something I’ve been saying a lot to the families I work directly with recently, and I want to share it with you…

Your child doesn’t need you to the perfect parent!

2 sneaky ways your child is feeling pressured (& how to help!)

April 30, 2018 Full Cup Play Therapy (Rachel)

With the rise in childhood anxiety, it seems children are under more pressure than ever. We are more aware of big forms of stress on children (e.g. from school pressures, divorce, abuse, bereavement, and abuse) but they are not the only ways. Few parents or teachers intend to put excess pressure on their child but there could be some ways you are adding to their internal pressure cooker. In this article I will share two hidden ways we unwittingly add pressure and some ways to take the lid off! (In a controlled manner of course!).

Make this the BEST year ever for parenting, by adding this goal to your new year list!

January 5, 2018 Full Cup Play Therapy (Rachel)

Around this time of year everyone is setting New Year Resolutions, have you? In my family we tended not to do this. Dad said it seemed to be setting ourselves up for failure so we avoided it altogether!

It seems pops was on to something though because there are a LOT of depressing stats out there about how many of us fail in our resolutions by the end of January…oops!

I think the reason for this is because the format of resolutions is very negative. “I will stop….eating ice cream, yelling at my kids, staying up late (fill in the blank!)

While being mean to ourselves and forcing ourselves to do without may work in the short run, for more long term change we need to feel good about doing it!

So instead of “I will stop yelling at the kids” tweak it to the positive that you want more of. E.g. “ I will speak with more kindness and authority to the children.”

Empowering children to help themselves- Full Cup Play Therapy