Westpsych - Psychologists

19/01/2026

Caxton Network News | A growing number of SA teens are va**ng, with studies showing high addiction levels and an expert warning of long-term health and brain development risks. More here: https://www.citizen.co.za/network-news/lnn/article/teen-va**ng-rises-across-sa-as-expert-warns-of-health-risks/

19/01/2026

💚 so true

01/01/2026

Happy 2026!!! ✨🥂🎊 May this new year be a transformative journey of growth, self-discovery, and profound joy. May you walk into this year with an unwavering knowledge of your worth, and may your deepest aspirations unfold with clarity and purpose 😊

24/12/2025

From the whole Westpsych team we are wishing all of our Westpsych families a blessed festive season! ✨❤️🎁🎄 A Merry Christmas to all and a joy-filled New Year ☺️

We look forward to welcoming you back on the 6th of January 2026 🎇

17/12/2025

The holidays can bring joy and pressure.
What boundary are you choosing this festive season to take care of your Mental Health ? Share below

11/12/2025

10/12/2025

The most priceless thing you can give your child is a secure, loving and safe attachment 🩷

Thank you to the Institute of Child Psychology ✨

Decades of research show that attuned, warm, responsive caregiving activates the neural systems responsible for bonding, emotional regulation, and resilience. When you hold your child close, make eye contact, or offer a calm presence, you’re not just comforting them—you're wiring their brain for connection, safety, and future well-being (Feldman, 2017; Siegel & Bryson, 2012; Perry & Szalavitz, 2021). ❤️🧠

Your presence is powerful.
Your connection is medicine.
And the everyday moments you offer—snuggles, smiles, stillness—are shaping who they become.

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10/12/2025

02/12/2025

❤️🤗 what if your parents said these things to you? How would your children feel if you said these things to them?

28/11/2025

please consider signing up for this free course called ‘Guiding without Controlling’ with Vivek Patel. His approach to parenting called Non-Coercive Collaborative Parenting is truly transformative and will deepen your relationship with your child.

🙏🏻💚 Vivek Patel from Meaningful Ideas

The QUESTIONS

As Non-Coercive, Collaborative parents, we are always trying to dig deeper into our mindset, into our thinking, into our choices.

We work hard to uncover deeper layers of our coercive patterns so that we can shift them. We don't fool ourselves that we aren't being coercive, we accept that we probably are, and are always on the lookout.

This is a lifelong journey of self-reflection and personal growth. Trying to live a conscious life is very challenging. We will never be perfect, but we can always be evolving.

I have developed a number of tools to make the path easier, and one of them is something I call, The Questions. I ask these questions of myself when I'm interacting with my kid, and it helps me be clear in my mindset.

The Questions:

1) Am I oppressing or empowering?
2) Am I imposing my values or supporting their self-knowledge?
3) Am I violating their consent or respecting their autonomy?
4) Am I controlling or collaborating?
5) Does this make them feel less safe or more safe with me?

When we let these questions guide our thinking and our decisions, we soon find many things we need to change. As challenging as that can be, it is also something to celebrate.

These questions are very useful for parents who are dedicated to Non-Coercion, and Non-Hierarchical Power Sharing with their kids. ie Non-Coercive, Collaborative Parenting.

I know that's not everybody, but for those who are on that path, these questions will be very helpful in analyzing your decisions, and the systems that you set up in your home.

I invite you to start asking these questions in your interactions with your kids.

Please sign up for my FREE COURSE "Guiding Without Controlling".

Registration Link in comments

25/11/2025

We are long overdue for approaches to children that are based in neuroscience and are evidence-based ⏰ it’s about time!

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Time-out has been used for decades, but what we now understand about the developing brain tells a very different story. When a child is overwhelmed, distressed, or dysregulated, sending them away doesn’t teach calm — it removes the support their nervous system desperately needs.

Today’s visual explores why time-out is considered outdated, what the science of co-regulation shows us, and how connection-focused approaches build genuine emotional skills rather than simply stopping behaviour in the moment.

Managing Big Feelings, a Toolkit for Parents & Educators available at link in comments ⬇️ or via our Linktree Shop in Bio. Instant electronic download with secure global checkout, handled by Stripe.


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