Playful Connections - Play Therapy & Behaviour Consultant

16/11/2025

“Shared parenting isn’t just balance for parents — it’s emotional security for the child.”😇

13/11/2025

From insight to connection 💕 Hear what families are saying about their journey!

07/11/2025

🌈 Emotions are never wrong, it is how we choose to express them that matters most.

You can support this by:

🌱 Acknowledging and validating feelings
🌱 Teach safe and respectful ways to express them
🌱 Model healthy responses

💕 When children feel understood, they learn that their emotions have value and that they have the skills to manage them.

30/10/2025

🌸 “Listen to understand, not to fix.”🤗

29/10/2025

🌱 Children are our greatest teachers.
In their curiosity, honesty, and openness, they hold up a mirror showing us our own values, patience, and growth edges. 💛

Every moment spent with them is a chance to learn about compassion, resilience, and unconditional love. ✨

25/10/2025

💚 Children are learning and growing every day. Mistakes, tricky behaviours, and hard days don’t define who a child is.

✨️When we see beyond the behaviour, we find a child who needs connection, guidance, and understanding.

24/10/2025

Words Worth Holding Onto is a gentle collection of quotes, reminders and affirmations for children and young people navigating big feelings. Sometimes, the right words at the right time can make all the difference.

This week's topic:
The Child Brain Explained: How the Upstairs & Downstairs Brain Shape Behaviour, a Toolkit for Parents & Educators - available for only £3.75 until 3 November 2025
Electronic download available at link in comments ⬇️

23/10/2025

Babies can’t self-soothe. That’s where we come in.

Co-regulation = borrowing a caregiver’s calm.
It’s how babies learn to handle big feelings before they have words or skills to do it solo.

✅ Rocking them when they cry
✅ Speaking gently when they’re upset
✅ Holding them close during scary moments

It’s not spoiling. It’s science. And it starts from birth.

More here: https://bit.ly/3GjZStn

23/10/2025

22/10/2025

🪞 A child’s first sense of self begins in the reflection they see in their parents’ eyes.

Every smile, gentle word, and moment of connection tells them they are loved, they're safe, and that they matter. 🌱

When we nurture the bond, we nurture their identity and self-worth. 💛

22/10/2025

21/10/2025

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