Nourish Psychology

29/05/2019

Children need affection, love, security and attention. This is a nice visual to conceptualise some of the activities that may fill a child’s emotional cup, and what a child may do when their cup begins to empty.

17/03/2019

As we continue to grieve and resolve to be better as a collective - here are some handy tips to navigate conversations with those you love, if you think their views are harmful towards others.

In terms of standing up to things you witness in public, it’s often better to go and sit with the person being targeted, and check they are okay rather than confront the person who is spreading unhelpful views and messages.

Look after yourself and each other in these coming weeks as these conversations become more prevalent.

Arohanui.

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Knowing how to respond to racist remarks from friends and relatives can be a minefield.

15/03/2019

Thoughts and prayers are with the communities and whānau effected by the recent events in Christchurch.

The links below provide some ideas on how to speak to your children as they process this, and how to navigate the media coverage. Let’s focus on how we respond to this act, and come together to heal as a community and nation.

When the world is struck with a catastrophic event, the instinct to shield our children from the effects of it is completely understandable. We want them to grow up believing that the world is good and geared in their favour. We also want them to feel safe, and avoiding a discussion isn’t necessar...

04/03/2019

Let’s help our children navigate emotions 💙

Our words can hurt or heal when our kids are upset. Build your child up with these 10 phrases that will coach your child through big emotions and connect with their hearts. Give your child the gift of emotional intelligence and set them up for life.

26/02/2019

What does a friend mean to you?

29/01/2019

Spending some time today completing emotional regulation scales with young people. We are learning about our brains, and working out calming strategies that works for each of us!

21/01/2019

We hope you’ve had lots of relaxing, and also been having some time to play with your little ones over the long weekend! Play is an essential part of children’s development - the article below outlines why repeating play can be so important for our tamariki 👯‍♂️

Have you ever wondered why young children repeat behaviours over and over? Why they want you to read that book, again and again? Why they love the act of filling and dumping, filling and dumping? Why, just as you are putting the laundry away in their drawers, they are pulling it out? The answer is ....

06/12/2018

We all have Mental Health ❤️ here are some ways you can look after your own, as well as modelling to children how they can look after their mental health 🧠

01/12/2018

Young children are often working out how to handle big emotions! This article gives some phrases and ideas to help build your child’s emotional intelligence ❤️

Childhood is filled with challenges for both parent and child. While children are learning to manage their emotions, parents are learning ways to help their little ones. It can definitely be hard to keep our own cool when our child is losing it, let alone find the words to help them through it.But o...