One of the most worrying things about worries and anxiety for our kids is that it is inside them – inside their head, and not something they can easily touch or externalise. It can feel scary and m...

Picture books are great starting points for discussions about feelings and emotions and they always prompt some wonderful thinking around what emotions are, why we have them, why they are sometimes...

Meditation and calm breathing – these terms get thrown around interchangeably at times and often get confused. You’ll sometimes hear the term breathwork, too. While they have some overlapping aspec...

It’s one of the hardest things for us to grapple with, and even harder for our kids – death, dying and the associated avalanche of big feelings. It can be hard for us to help our kids work through ...

Parents, caregivers and the village that raise our little people need all the tools in their toolbox to manage big emotions. One of the best ‘tools’ for kids (and adults) is calm breathing. This sk...

We are all born with emotions. What we aren’t born with is the skillset to regulate those emotions. These are skills we have to build. Read how.