Parenting

Positive Parenting

As well as bringing us joy, children can pose a challenge which can leave parents feeling exhausted, exasperated and desperate.

Positive Parenting

Understanding your own legacy goes a long way to making a better one for our children.

Parenting is a lifelong journey, that’s for sure. Sometimes on the journey, your children break your heart, fill you with overwhelming love and just sometimes bring you to the point of despair – all in the same day!

Every parent works towards the same goal – to help nurture a child into a balanced, happy, loving young adult who is ready and equipped to take on the challenges of living and thriving in our complex, modern world. That’s all you need to do. Easy, right? Not on your life!

Clients often need help and have questions about:

0 – 6 months
  • Baby shock
  • Recovery from birth
  • Sleeping issues
  • Separation anxiety
  • Breastfeeding
6 months to toddler
  • Tantrums
  • Challenging behaviours
  • Setting boundaries
  • Sharing
  • New sibling arrival
Starting nursery and infant school
  • Eating and nutrition
  • Sleeping
  • Bullying
  • Gentle parenting techniques
  • Discipline
10 to young adult
  • Friends and fitting in
  • Self-esteem
  • Body image
  • Sexuality
  • Exam stress

Our Parenting Consultant is a counsellor with a special interest in parenting and, of course, is a parent herself. The aim of our parenting service is to give you space to talk about the challenges you are facing. The counsellor will then use her expertise in this area to help you to find the best route forward.

Unfortunately, there is no “one size fits all” approach, however, there is always something that can be done to make things better and families happier and calmer. By having this space to talk, our clients can really put things into perspective and get some clarity on the situation.

Our counsellor’s knowledge is invaluable, as the service often provides clients with that missing piece of information that suddenly makes things clearer. We call it the ‘Aha moment’. From there, you can work together on a parenting programme, over 6 sessions, that will bring about real change and get you back to parenting more effectively.

Young adult

One-to-one counselling is offered from age 13 and onwards. The first session is usually between the Young Adult Counsellor and the parents of the young adult. This gives the parents the opportunity to talk about any issues they believe their son or daughter may be facing. This is also an opportunity for the parents to meet the counsellor that their loved one will be working with.

Post natal depression

More than 1 in every 10 women get affected by postnatal depression within a year of giving birth. It is a serious mental health problem that can have a significant impact on the mother/father, baby and family. It is very important to get help as soon as possible if you think you might be depressed. If you are having difficulty bonding with your baby, get in touch with us sooner rather than later.

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Encouragement and motivation...

“Dafina has a warmth that makes you feel comfortable in the sessions, encouraging you to lead them in whatever direction you want to. She also challenges you to tackle difficult things. She gives useful insight and she has changed how I view my life.” Age 17

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