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25.01.2022 Big Life Journal is a fabulous resource for parents to help encourage kids to build resilience and see challenges with a 'glass half full' mindset. They are generously offering 50% off all printable kits to help parents who are home with their kids in these challenging times... check them out!

25.01.2022 Sometimes we get cranky or impatient at our kids. It happens to everyone! But if you can choose to respond calmly whenever possible, you might be surprised how helpful it can be... Thanks Dr Kaylene Henderson - Child Psychiatrist for this reminder!

24.01.2022 *****Last Calmbirth Course for 2020 with ParentEd WA***** Dr Kelly is taking some time out from Calmbirth classes to focus on her academic work in 2020. The January course will be your final chance to attend a Calmbirth course lead by a qualified medical doctor.... Boost your confidence and knowledge, and reduce anxiety and fear as you approach the birth of your baby with Calmbirth

23.01.2022 Such a brilliant article from the authors of ‘The Whole Brain Child’! Thank you Janet Lansbury for sharing this insight into how important it is to ‘see’ our children for who they are. It’s not always easy, and we can be imperfect at it, but it will help our relationships with our kids as they grow...

14.01.2022 Sometimes, kids find it easy to make the best out of a tough situation, persevere and try new things. Other times, they can focus on the harder parts of their day- what they don’t have or can’t do. Occasionally, kids can get ‘stuck’ and tend to focus only on the ‘Glass Half Empty’ moments. Some even seem to have the ability to point out what is hard or frustrating, no matter how much fun or great an activity may be... It can be so helpful to foster the ability to appreciate the ‘Glass Half Empty’ AND ‘Glass Half Full’ in any new or tough situation. This can start to create a resilient and adaptable mindset, which can help children develop their creativity, innovation, learning, empathy and emotional growth. As parents, we often want to help our kids move through hard emotions. ’At least you have ______’, or ‘at least you got to ______’ These well-intended ‘silver lining’ suggestions can often exacerbate tough emotions or thoughts and can leave them feeling unheard. Identifying with whatever the ‘empty’ feeling is, no matter how ridiculous or unhelpful it seems to us, can help to build an initial spark of empathy and connection. ‘I can see that you feel ____ because you couldn’t have ____’. ‘Your ‘Glass Half Empty’ is ______’ Kids that feel heard are more likely to fully move through tough emotions, and using the glass analogy can help them to verbalise their feelings- you can even get creative yourself and show them using a glass and some water Then moving on to ‘What do you think could be your ‘Glass Half Full’ right now?’ can start to create connection between feeling tough emotions, and appreciating the joy, happiness and fun that can exist in every day moment. Gratitude practice has been shown to be a protective factor against anxiety and depression, and can assist in the development of healthy resilience skills. In reality, we can’t all be expected to have a positive and optimistic outlook on life every minute of every day. The important part is to accept the ‘empty’, before moving on to the ‘full’, and creating a conversation about all types of emotions. #parenting #gratitude #glasshalfempty #empathy #connection #parentedwa #drkellyvalentin

10.01.2022 You might be surprised to discover that play is a widely researched topic, with an increasing body of evidence around what it is, and how it helps growing brains... Something that became clear since having my first baby (that has become a welcome fact after my 3rd), is that I needn’t have tried to engage or ‘stimulate’ my little bub’s mind every minute of the day. In fact, as is more often the case of first born kids, doing so can even limit the ability for them to use their ...imagination and be involved in creative or ‘pretend’ play. A baby staring at mum or dad’s face or watching leaves on a tree, A toddler pouring water from one cup to another or stacking and re-stacking papers, Watching a movie together as a family, these are all activities that can be considered play! Parents can feel so pressured to attend baby and toddler classes, take kids to play centres, or to create and encourage opportunities for their kids to play. While these can be great activities, there need not be a feeling of ‘should’... Why not try sitting back with a cup of tea and watching how your baby or child interacts with the world around them? Provided that they are in a safe space, you might be surprised as to just how much play can happen! #play #imagination #pretendplay #simple #parenting #imperfect #parentedwa #drkellyvalentin

08.01.2022 More info from the wonderful Dr Kaylene Henderson - Child Psychiatrist...

08.01.2022 Recent parenting discussion in the media has brought attention to the shift from parental leave to returning to work. Carrie Bickmore from The Project had her third baby around the same time that I had mine. She has recently shared her intimate experience of returning to work, and described beautifully how the transition is different for everyone. Conversations around the topic that followed highlighted a common expectation of frequent socialising and ‘getting out of the hous...e’ during maternity or paternity leave, as a result of all of the ‘free time’ away from work that they will enjoy with their baby... While this is the case for some, there is often a realisation by new parents that leaving the house is not the uncomplicated activity it once was, and that as much as we want to believe our baby will fit in to our lives, there is usually a small or large degree of the opposite. Loneliness and social isolation is a real issue, particularly in parents who, while caring for their much loved babies, experience a huge shift in identity and responsibility. Being aware that research shows loneliness is a bigger contributor to poor health outcomes and mortality than either diabetes or obesity can surprise some, but comfort others, who might feel like they should see their loneliness as ‘no big deal’... Sometimes the return to work transition can bring about relief or excitement, with dreams of a lunch break, hot cup of tea and adult conversation. Being the complex experience that it is, this can then bring on guilt or shame in parents for feeling happy leaving our babies! If parental leave and parenting has brought a sense of loneliness or isolation for you, know that you are not alone. It is real. Evidence shows that humans crave connection, and need it as much as they need food and rest. Prioritising seeing or chatting to friends or family, embracing the return to work excitement without shame, and looking after your social and emotional health is as important as ensuring you sleep at night... @bickmorecarrie @theprojecttv #parenting #researchshows #loneliness #friends #selfcare #parentedwa #drkellyvalentin

06.01.2022 Excellent tips once again from the wonderful Dr Kaylene Henderson - Child Psychiatrist!

03.01.2022 What a beautiful venture! Bringing the science if mindfulness to Playschool ABC Kids Community

03.01.2022 I’ve written before about having a focus on ‘behaviour’ rather than ‘self’ when we talk to our kids. Instilling a sense of ‘I did something bad’ rather than ‘I am bad’... Another important but subtle language change can centre around how we refer to their achievements, art and work.... It can be so helpful to observe and commend the attitudes and values behind our kid’s achievements, so we don’t unintentionally link what they produce with what they are worth. ‘I love how creative you were with the colours’ or ‘you really persisted to finish that puzzle’ can help our kids to see the outcomes of their efforts. If we consistently praise only high marks, colouring in the lines, or when we perceive no ‘mistakes’ being made, it can start to create an outcome-based mindset rather than a focus on effort. There is nothing that dampens creativity and innovation more than a fear of failure! By all means, congratulate and celebrate the good times, but creating balance with effort-based comments can help build confidence in trying, which is the best way to encourage lifetime learning and resilience. #parenting #growthmindset #effort #resilience #keeptrying #parentedwa #drkellyvalentin

01.01.2022 I don’t usually buy into posting about political/topical discussions, however... As a doctor who has worked clinically in hospitals and GP environments, I can safely say that my decision to transfer to non-clinical work was strongly influenced by the unsupportive, shame-driven medical culture that is pervasive in many workplaces both locally and internationally. From early on, the unspoken agreement doctors, often unknowingly, enter into is that medicine is a life-choice rath...Continue reading