Areas of Expertise

Here is a list of some of the issues we cover.

Early Years 0-5

• Managing a new baby - routines for baby, looking after yourself, crying, colic, naps, what's normal?
• Feeding - reflux, milks, solids, allergies, feeing toddlers a healthy diet, fussy eaters
• Sleep - establishing a routine, waking, daytime naps,
• Weaning - how to start the process, which foods to use, encountering problems
• Tackling fussy eating - eating the wrong things, won't eat fruit and vegetables, doesn't eat enough, eats too much
• Child Development - bringing out the best in your child, what is normal for different ages, speech and language, movement
• Behaviour - peer influence, repeated bad behaviour, always saying 'no', tantrums, sibling behaviour, biting
• Toilet Training - how to start, when it goes wrong, when it works but then starts to go wrong, child just not interested.
• Nursery school issues - child not settling, not keeping up, issues with teachers, coaching for primary school
• Fathers and pregnancy/birth/babies/children -impact fathers have on children, co-parenting, relationships between father and child
• Finances - tax credits, children's bank accounts, education funding, Child Trust Fund

Primary School Issues 5-12 years

• Behaviour - won't listen, always saying no, very distracted, shy and retiring, peer influence, sibling rivalry, effective discipline, boundaries, rules
• Nutrition - over-eating, under-eating, not eating the right things, not eating at school , obesity
• Child Co-operation and Self discipline - always saying 'no', lack of motivation, won't do homework, needs pushing to do everything
• Effective Communication - how to keep this open with children of any age (including teenagers)
• Choosing the right school - private v. state, coaching, location, what to look for in a school
• School/Education - not coping, challenging behaviour, not keeping up with class, reading issues, writing issues, gifted
• Bullying - helping the bully and the bullied, opening up the conversation, taking the right steps
• Divorce, Separation and Step-Families - Protecting Children through family change.

Teens

• Behaviour - drugs, smoking, communication, rules, boundaries
• Effective Communication - how to keep dialogue going
• Obesity/Anorexia - understanding extreme eating, behaviour associated with it, how to recognise and how to help
• Secondary School - choices, exam technique, exam stress, peer pressure
• University - choices, finances, leaving home, wellness
• Motivation - instilling the motivation, confidence building, laziness, co-operation
• Bullying - understanding the bullies and the bullied, signs to look out for, taking the right steps
• Relationship/ Confidence Building - trust, communication, parent/child relations

For more information, please contact us and we'll be happy to help.