Georgie Bancroft - Hand in Hand Parenting and Aware Parenting, Melbourne

20/03/2020

Hi beautiful community, I have been quiet on here for a while, as I have been focusing on my work as a Psychologist. Also after having a hard year losing my magnificent neice to a brain tumor. I have needed time for myself and my family to process this. This journey and process is of course ongoing, however I have trusted my need to focus inwards at this time of grief.

I am still passionately and deeply connected to Hand in Hand and Aware Parenting and support my family and the wider community in my work as a Psychologist using these tools every single day.

I am just wanting to let you know that over the next month I will be part of a beautiful Hand in Hand Parenting initiative, along with other HIH Instructors all over the world 🌎, to support parents at this time.

If you want some listening time, I will be running support calls every Wednesday at midday for the next month. Or if that time doesn’t suit, you can choose another time that does.

We all know the power of listening and this initiative gives people the opportunity to listen and be listened to ❤️

For more information and to register see below: -

***Hand in Hand Instructors are providing online support calls for parents as a public service to help you manage with the coronavirus pandemic***

Calls are available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Romanian, Hebrew, or French.
This free service is made possible by donations and the generosity of the Hand in Hand Parenting Instructor community who are volunteering their time. They know a less stressed community is a healthier community and are ready to help you and your family today.

Free resources and support from Hand in Hand Parenting, the nonprofit that helps parents when parenting gets hard.

21/12/2018

❤️

So true!

25/11/2018

“Self-awareness is the bottom line: when we wake up and become properly self-aware, we are able to address the traumatic childhood issues that leave us vulnerable to addiction”.

Opening up to past trauma is difficult but self-awareness is key to addressing issues that leave us vulnerable, says Gabor Maté

30/08/2018

Yes.... This!!!!

Peter Levine...

02/08/2018

Just tad excited to be at this conference this week!! In my happy place!!!!! Wahooo!!! 🎉🎉

So many of the experts I learnt about in my Hand in Hand Parenting training were at this conference (thanks to Julianne who taught me the science of connection 💕).

So inspiring to see so many 1000’s of people working all over Australia, in this way with children ❤️

Some of the wisdom...

“Every symptom has a purpose” (Pat Ogden).

“The best leader follows” (Lau Tzu via Pat Ogden).

“You can’t control what’s going to happen to us but we can always choose our response” (Victor Frankl via Gabor Mate).

“Critical periods of brain development need proper input. If don’t get proper input, don’t develop properly” (Bessel van der Kolk).

“Always dealing with relationships” (Bessel van der Kolk).

“Acting out for a Child is always a message of their needs” (Gabor Mate).

“Kids acting out - means portraying through behaviour what don’t have words in language” (Gabor Mate).

16/06/2018

Love this list AND the explanation about why play is so important... Just fantastic!! A must read!
Laughter and play are just the best ☺️!

13/06/2018

Hand in Hand Parenting is starting a new amazing initiative....

10/06/2018

The following principles underpin my connection parenting approach.
I am so grateful to Aware Parenting and Hand in Hand Parenting for these principles:
💗 Emotions are “important signposts to a child’s interior world”
💗 To think and function at their best, children need to feel connected to a parent or caregiver
💗 Stress and trauma (including unmet needs) are primary causes of behavioural and emotional problems
💗 Children can heal from stress and trauma when given the opportunity to be heard with an empathetic listener. Allowing this natural expression of feelings is the key to helping children work through their challenges
💗 Discipline and managing behavioural challenges takes into account the child’s emotional system and is therefore non-punitive
💗 Connection play, laughter and crying in the context of a loving parent/child relationship has healing effects
(Aletha Solter and Patty Wipfler).

18/05/2018

The broken cookie - this is something that ALL parents relate to in my classes.

When something that seems small or insignificant to us parents, ignites huge feelings in our children.

As you will see in this article, it is actually a wonderful opportunity for healing and connection.

So next time, instead of rushing to the jar to get a cookie that is not broken, maybe take the opportunity to listen to these big feelings.

Time and time again, parents find that changing their approach to these moments result in having a much much happier and more relaxed child.

Essentially it is about trusting our children. That if they have big feelings over something small, that their system actually needs this opportunity to offload 🧡

“Sometimes a tiny thing, like seeing the corner fall off her cookie or losing a Lego catapults your child into tears or tantrums. This is probably the most common signal children give that they need your help and attention. This signal tells you, “I have so many feelings bottled up inside that I can’t go on. Every little thing makes me unhappy. I need you to be with me while I get rid of this upset! It’s making my life miserable.”

When you witness a huge emotional flare ignited by a tiny issue, it’s likely that much of the intensity is rooted in a difficult past experience. The broken cookie or lost Lego piece merely reminds your child of that earlier, harder time. What seems like much ado about nothing is actually a valuable opportunity to help your child heal. You can rebuild her sense of connection with you and make her less prone to difficult behavior in the future by offering connection and listening. If you anchor her through the storm, she’ll recover her serenity”.

Patty Wipfler describes five types of bad behavior as clear signals your child is asking for help. They are demanding attention, because they need it.

12/05/2018

Happy Mother’s Day ❤️

05/05/2018

Thomas Berry Brazelton (May 10, 1918 – March 13, 2018) was an American pediatrician, author, and the developer of the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS). Brazelton hosted the cable television program What Every Baby Knows, and wrote a syndicated newspaper column. He wrote more than two hu...