Together working towards calm Festive Days with our neurodivergent children
For our intense, super-sensitive and hyper-reactive neurodivergent children, Christmas can be a huge challenge: dealing with transitions from normal life, […]
Preparing for Christmas
Each year when our daughter was young, the carefully crafted balance in our family always started to go pear-shaped around […]
A huge difference in my life
“Simone’s ability both to help me reframe negative self-perceptions and to understand the workings of my psyche, from an emotional […]
Dealing with acute overwhelm, including tips how to get through
Recovering from obstacles The last few years my life has been coloured by different obstacles, some private ones and some […]
It’s OK to be different…
Hi Simone, … I wanted to let you know something. Remember you helped us with strategies to help with our […]
I take with me … my ‘cool suitcase’ – How to support our child through common transitions
This post includes ‘the cool suitcase or cool box’, a tool to increase the emotional resilience of our child in […]
From being terrified that my son would fail to him achieving a Mark of Distinction
I am a mother of four children, having had my first child at the age of 15 years old and […]
Befriending my PowerBook
The Power of Heartfelt Compliments One of the tools in the PowerWood tool box is the PowerBook. The aim of […]
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 […]
“Oh Sweety, …..” (a simple tool for when our children are overwhelmed)
Sadly also our children will encounter challenging times. When our children are overwhelmed and in the cycle of emotional and […]