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Martine Oglethorpe

7 signs social media is killing your kids self esteem (or yours)

Social media is killing our kids self esteem. And for many an adult too,it is wreaking havoc with their sense of self worth. With social

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April 20, 2016 6 Comments
perfectionism
Anxiety
Martine Oglethorpe

Perils of Perfectionism: are you raising a perfectionist?

The perils of perfectionism? Isn’t it a good thing to want to do things well? Don’t we want kids that strive for great things? That

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September 16, 2015 2 Comments
Inside Out Discussion questions
Anxiety
Martine Oglethorpe

Using the movie ‘Inside Out’ to discuss emotions with kids

The latest movie from Pixar, ‘Inside Out’, does a great job of balancing the complex elements of neuroscience whilst remaining connected to a younger audience

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July 15, 2015 1 Comment
Understanding child behvaviour
Anxiety
Martine Oglethorpe

Your kid isn’t trying to make you miserable: understanding your child’s behaviour

“You are just doing this to annoy me”, “Are you trying to make me miserable?” These are the desperate pleas I heard from a mother

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March 30, 2015 17 Comments
Anxiety
Martine Oglethorpe

Parenting through the social and emotional changes of our kids

I have a couple of teens in my house right now. I have counselled lots of teens before. I have read a lot of research

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March 16, 2015 5 Comments
Strictly Ballroom
Anxiety
Martine Oglethorpe

“A life lived in fear is a life half lived” ….. Goes for parenting too

“A life lived in fear is a life half lived” This was the quote repeated in the Musical version of Strictly Ballroom I was lucky

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January 27, 2015 2 Comments
Anxiety
Martine Oglethorpe

Separation anxiety and the clingy child: How parents can help

For parents of clingy children,  the idea of sending them back off to school, kinder or daycare this week may be filling them with much

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January 27, 2014 21 Comments
anxiety
Anxiety
Martine Oglethorpe

Parenting the anxious child: are we fuelling the fear in our kids?

It seems that on every swing, in every class room and grasping on to every mothers leg, is an anxious child. Behind every anxious child,

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November 12, 2013 10 Comments

11 Practical ways parents can help build self esteem

Self esteem is one of the most important aspects of our children’s development. Having a healthy and positive self esteem means our children feel good

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July 21, 2011 27 Comments

Why praise alone won’t build self esteem

Having a positive self esteem is one of the most important aspects of our child’s development.  Of all the judgements we pass in life, none

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July 14, 2011 7 Comments

The Stepladder Approach to helping with anxiety

When anxiety is beyond ‘being a little bit shy and awkward’ and develops instead into something unreasonably fearful, there are steps we as a parent

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June 17, 2011 5 Comments

Strategies to help children cope with anxiety

Whilst anxiety can be a normal response to the fears and worries that present themseles to our children, there is also evidence of increasing instances

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June 10, 2011 12 Comments

Childhood Anxiety- What’s Normal?

Anxiety can be a normal part of human functioning and something that we all experience to some degree. As a parent with an overly anxious

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June 2, 2011 4 Comments

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