Fusion Child and Family Psychology-Wollongong

01/05/2025

Creative ways to help our children with tasks that feel big.

24/02/2022

For those with teens. This may be something you may be interested in.

The aim of this research is to compare the effectiveness of the Teen Connect Triple P program and The Blues Program, in helping teenagers manage emotions and relationship problems (like bullying).

12/11/2021

Anyone who has been a client of mine would have heard me say 'it is like the medicine we need but most of us don't want to take it'. Science has been telling us for a while, that it is one of the best treatments for anxiety and depression in the young and the old.

A 12-week program of moderate to strenuous exercise significantly helps relieve anxiety symptoms, a new study reports.

28/09/2021

We often get caught up in the behaviour of our children. Behaviour is a way of communicating and so often what we see is only a glimpse of how they feel. Connect and then correct.

Supporting children's wellbeing is a big part of their health and safety. It is important to respond to children in a way to help them manage and identify their emotions. As their feelings build up they may express anger. The Anger Iceberg shows the 'primary emotions' which are often hidden below the surface. Read more: http://bit.ly/2eT1k3X

14/09/2021

No parent is "perfect." Some days are harder than others. You might question whether you're parenting the "right" way, and that's okay. The key is that you're doing your best, striving to be an Emotion Coaching parent during these difficult moments, and being kind to yourself in the process.

As Tamara Patterson, LCPC states in the Gottman Relationship Blog article, "Helping Little Ones with Big Emotions," one of the best gifts you can give to your child is to continue growing and developing your own emotional intelligence. The better you are at expressing and understanding your feelings, the better you’ll be able to teach your children to do the same.

Make emotion coaching part of your unique parenting journey by starting Emotion Coaching: The Heart of Parenting—Online today: https://bit.ly/3fSRoHO

19/07/2021

Useful Numbers

25/10/2020

Turning towards your partner's bids is one of the simplest ways to build trust in your relationship. It says, "I'm here for you, I see you, and I am a safe place."

Trusting that you and your partner will turn towards one another in emotional moments, as well as in everyday conversation, is truly what good relationships are all about.

Try these 15 ideas to turn towards one another or come up with your own. Revisit this list when you both feel like you need to bring more opportunities to connect into your relationship.

To discover more ways to turn towards one another through conversation, download the Gottman Card Decks app: http://bit.ly/36utsFz

08/08/2020

Keeping up Motivation can be challenging, especially with the current climate and stresses we are all experiencing.

Why do we do the things we do? What is it that drives our behaviour? There are two different types of motivation - external motivation and internal motivation

06/08/2020

Little quick hacks 😊

05/08/2020

Just a little something for us to reflect on.

"When we avoid difficult conversations, we trade short-term discomfort for long-term dysfunction." ~Peter Bromberg⠀

20/06/2020

Some great couple advice, look to see how you might be responding and work towards where you’d like to be. It’s not possible all the time to respond in high energy but having goals helps shifts more towards how/where you’d like to be.

14/05/2020

Here is a little reminder about staying connected.

Any seasoned counselor will tell you that even the happiest couples have problems. In fact, famous marriage researcher, Dr. John Gottman, has identified four of the most typical areas of solvable conflict: technology, work stress, money, and housework.