Andrea Joffe Educational Psychology

23/11/2023

As we approach the end of the year, feeling tired, run down or a little (or a lot) burnt out can be normal. A gentle reminder for the harder days 🤍

20/10/2023

Self- love hack: love yourself like you love your dog 🐶❤️

29/09/2023

You’re doing great 🌱

30/08/2023

WAYS TO IDENTIFY ANXIETY AND HOW IT CAN MANIFEST ITSELF IN A CHILD

01/08/2023

Be kind, always 🦋

23/07/2023

Emotions Hack 🙌🏽⬇️

Understanding and acknowledging our emotions can have a profound impact on our overall well-being and how we navigate through the ups and downs of life.

Instead of suppressing or denying negative emotions, we learn to process them constructively💛

Embracing our feelings with compassion and without judgment leads to increased emotional balance and stability, and can help reduce overwhelming feelings of anxiety and emotional outbursts over time 😊. This emotional resilience helps us bounce back from setbacks, maintain a positive outlook, and build healthier coping mechanisms.

22/07/2023

Attention is a primal need that every child is going to seek. If a child is “attention seeking” then they have a need that they are communicating through behaviour and they need your attention to help. As we meet our kid’s need and redirect them when they ask for it in not so favourable ways, we are teaching them how to get and give positive attention that is required in all health relationships.

More information on my blog

https://www.thetherapistparent.com/post/attention-seeking-should-not-be-ignored

05/07/2023

What an important and powerful insight from Charlie Mackesy’s The Boy, the mole, the fox and the Horse.

25/06/2023

5 Reasons Your Child is Expressing Challenging Behaviour

CREDIT Chatterminds

20/06/2023

Love this explanation by Ensamble Therapy of the Play Therapy process🧸 Highly recommend giving it a quick read.

Are you curious about what is going on behind the playroom door each week?  As play therapists, we are trained to observe, assess, teach, and support children in communicating their inner worlds — the ups, the downs, the confusing parts, the scary parts — in a way that is most comfortable

16/06/2023

A reminder that I think everyone needs to hear sometimes 💛