Compass Children's Consulting

13/11/2025

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24/10/2025

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12/09/2025

Attachment theory is often misunderstood as being only about mothers or Western family values. But from the very beginning, researchers recognized that children form attachment networks that include fathers, grandparents, educators, caregivers — any consistent, responsive adult.

The truth is, attachment isn’t culturally bound. It’s a universal human need.

20/08/2025

When a child in your care has a meltdown, your calm is their anchor. 😌
Whether you're a parent, caregiver, or early childhood professional, this 4-step approach helps you co-regulate and guide kids back to calm. Swipe for practical tips to make those tough moments easier.
What's your favourite way to stay grounded? Share below! 👇
Need tailored strategies? DM us for a consultation.

19/08/2025

The Circle of Security Parenting (CoSP) Classroom approach is a game-changer for building stronger classroom connections. By fostering empathy and emotional safety, CoSP helps teachers tune into students’ cues, creating a space where kids feel heard and supported—potentially preventing school refusal before it starts. Has anyone used CoSP in their school or classroom? What strategies worked best? Let’s share ideas to help kids thrive!

Children learn from your presence, not just words. Research shows Strong, Kind, and Committed teaching creates secure classroom cultures that foster growth.

18/08/2025

🧭Circle of Security Program - Term 3 Update! 🧭

Join me for Circle of Security sessions every Monday at 9:30 AM in Term 3! Choose from Classroom for early childhood professionals or Parenting for caregivers. I'm otherwise booked out until Term 4, so don’t miss out!

📩 Email me or visit www.compasschildrensconsulting.com.au to explore offerings or book a FREE initial consult.

18/08/2025

What if their meltdown tips me over the edge too?

When a child flips their lid (has a big feeling that takes over), their brain is in survival mode—they can't reason yet. Your role is to co-regulate by staying calm, observing objectively, and narrating to guide them back to calm.
But what if I'M NOT FEELING CALM?! Use self-talk to manage your own potential flip (triggered by Shark Music) while responding.

This is how Circle of Security helped me to address my triggers at the start of my parenting and then during my educating journey.

16/08/2025

Thank You, Mallee Early Years Community!
What an incredible afternoon at our Flipping the Lid workshop! A huge thank you to our amazing community of early years professionals in The Mallee for coming together with such passion and dedication.
We explored how to support children through emotional moments using the 3Rs – Regulate, Relate, and Reason – to not only help them navigate a lid flip but also foster emotional growth and resilience. I even had a "Real time" lid flip when my video wouldn't work- none of us are immune!

🧭The biggest takeaway?🧭
The primary deciding factor in the length and frequency of a child’s lid flip is an attuned caregiver.

I’m so grateful to see so many of you already stepping up to this responsibility with such care and devotion.
Together, we’re making a real difference! 🙌

12/08/2025

Sunraysia Early Years Professionals

The count down is on for the Mallee Early Years Conference!
If you missed out on a ticket this year you can still catch my workshop- organise a free initial consult

With nearly a decade of coaching experience and a deep commitment to neuro-affirming, trauma-informed practices, I deliver impactful standalone workshops to empower early childhood educators and professionals. These evidence-based sessions draw on my extensive background in leading inclusive, child-...

07/08/2025

Spaces still available this term...get in touch! 💖

06/08/2025

"The comfort in the “30%” idea isn’t in the number itself.
It’s in the message behind it: You don’t have to be perfect.

You’ll miss things.
You’ll lose patience.
You’ll juggle more than feels possible.

But what matters is that you notice when you’ve missed,
That you come back.
That you keep trying.

This is what builds trust and security — not perfect parenting, but Good Enough. "

30% is Good Enough for parents? It's not about the number.

06/08/2025

DOUBLE TRAUMA - FREE WEBINAR THURSDAY 14TH AUGUST 2025

Holding space for those re-traumatised by abuse in early childhood education...

Victim-Survivors. Educators. Advocates. Women.

Over 91,000 women employed in early childhood education and care were sexually abused as children. Many of these women report being retraumatised by the recent revelations of abuse and the almost relentless headlines uncovering new harms that are being done to children.

This webinar offers a free, women-only webinar space to recognise the pain and strength of each survivor with care and purpose.

The webinar hosts are educators, advocates, survivors. We are women who want to speak honestly about what happens when our work of promoting the safety and wellbeing of children is disrupted by those who chose harm, those who choose to silence children and their champions and systemic that fail.

This event offers space for reflection, connection, collective action, and the beginning of something more.

Why this event matters:

Women make up over 90% of the early childhood workforce

Nearly 40% of these women are themselves survivors of childhood sexual abuse

Yet the experiences of women victim survivors have been erased as the media centres a conversation on men; men as perpetrators and male educators more generally

The emotional toll of this moment is being carried quietly by women who still turn up every day for the children

This toll has been mostly unseen, unrecognised

This event is a trauma-aware conversation, led by women, for women. It centres truth-telling, support, and solidarity.

What we’ll cover:

- The concept of “double trauma” and why we need this language now

- National statistics on abuse—and how they intersect with our sector

- The silencing of victim-survivor voices in public discourse

- Where to find support

- How this is impacting women on a personal and professional level

- Options for meaningful action

Presenters:

Lisa Bryant
Early education and care advocate, researcher, journalist, and public policy expert. Lisa is known for her sharp analysis and strong voice for women and children in the sector.

Dr Red Ruby Scarlet
Activist, early childhood teacher-researcher, consultant, and award-winning academic. Red is renowned for her inclusive, creative and justice-driven approaches to early childhood education.

Deanne Carson
Founding CEO of Body Safety Australia. Fierce child rights advocate and developer of evidence-based programs to prevent childhood sexual abuse. Deanne informs national curriculum and policy on protective education.

Nesha Hutchinson
Long-time advocate in early childhood education with a background in organisational and counselling psychology. Nesha brings decades of lived and professional experience to conversations on trauma, safety, and systemic change

REGISTER HERE:
https://events.humanitix.com/double-trauma