How not to take our triggered teens personally and not to overreact
All posts by Simone de Hoogh ‘Unkind words are just words’ is one of the strategy perspectives used in the Multilevel […]
Creative fusion: where teaching art & craft and facilitating creativity meet
It’s a few weeks now since settling back into our autumnal school, work and education-related routines and, as ever, I’ve […]
Easing into the School Holidays and Back
All posts by Simone de Hoogh Simple tips, tools, and strategies to support our children with transitions Transitions can […]
Whisper game (Tool)- Dedicated to all parents of loud neurodivergent children
This post includes the ‘biggest gift’ we can give our children and the ‘whisper game’, a tool to help noisy […]
‘You are not invited!’ & ‘You’re a cheater!’ (Alternative Scenarios Game)
All posts by Simone de Hoogh This post includes ‘Alternative Scenarios Game’, a tool to increase the ability of a […]
Preparing our Child to transition to the School Holidays – Tips, Tools & Strategies
It is quite a common issue for our children and also for us to struggle with transitions. As one […]
Preparing for Christmas
Each year when our daughter was young, the carefully crafted balance in our family always started to go pear-shaped around […]
The art of giving heartfelt compliments to ourselves, our children and teens
This post includes a ‘heartfelt compliment script’, a tool to compliment ourselves and our child effectively and is part of […]
The Proposed Schools Bill – Punishing parents for the inability of schools to facilitate a suitable education for all children
By Joanna Merrett BA (hons), EYPS, MA, [PhD student and researcher at University of Exeter, Centre for Social Mobility], Joanna […]
What to say about Ukraine to our children – Six Steps to support our child or teen (and ourselves) in those challenging times
Many of our children will experience anxiety and fear around the situation in Ukraine, which is often exacerbated by the […]