by Leanne Wakeling | Human Behaviour
My dad taught me to separate the deed from the doer. This is an important differentiation for us, the adult, to make because our child can’t yet.Until the prefrontal cortex arrives around ages 8-10 humans don’t have the intrinsic ability to separate doing a bad...
by Leanne Wakeling | Family
As a human, one of the hardest parts of “growing up” becoming an emotional adult has been learning how to surrender to what is. I am sure it’s the reason the universe sent me children who were able to support me learn how to accept that I could not...
by Leanne Wakeling | Parenting
Reactive/Resentful/Defensive is a common issue that comes up in families. It’s certainly something that I now appreciate was amongst the drivers behind my reactivity. What’s important to appreciate is that when anyone seems to react at you, that it isn’t about you. ...
by Leanne Wakeling | Imprint period <7
Situation Your not quite four year old is just commencing preschool and seems upset as you are about to leave. You are concerned this is separation anxiety. Response I’m wondering if this is a new behaviour, or whether your child has always been a little...
by Leanne Wakeling | Emotional Fitness
Words have a great influence on how we experience our world. Being aware of and noticing the words we use, whether talking to ourselves or to others impacts how we relate to each other. This week “should” has been showing up A LOT, both in other people’s language,...
