Refocus child and family therapy

04/09/2025

18/08/2025

When a child lashes out with hitting, it can feel alarming and overwhelming.
But hitting is often a signal – not just “bad behaviour”.

Here are 5 steps you can take in the moment to keep everyone safe, support regulation, and guide your child back to connection.

Calm, clear, and compassionate responses make all the difference.

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18/08/2025

Remember this. 🤎✨

07/08/2025

Yes!

“Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.” – Harold S. Kushner

The way we treat others is a reflection of us, our values, our upbringing, our integrity, not necessarily a response to how others treat us.

Sometimes, we’ll give our time, our energy, or even our love to people who may not appreciate it, acknowledge it, or return it. And that’s okay. Because at the end of the day, our actions should come from a place of genuine character, not from expectation.

I believe that when we choose to be kind, helpful, and giving, even when it goes unnoticed or unreciprocated, we create a ripple of goodness. We remain true to who we are. And that kind of authenticity is powerful.

Let’s keep being good to people, not for praise, not for rewards, but simply because that’s who we are.