Danél Liebenberg - Private Social Worker

17/02/2026

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20 ways to encourage!

15/02/2026

Hold on tight - your hug (and their hug) are what both of you need 💚💚.

15/02/2026

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Free FRIDGE POSTER: FAMILY RULES FOR CHILDREN

This printable Family Rules Poster for Children helps families talk about honesty, kindness, listening, emotional regulation and taking responsibility. It gives children simple reminders such as telling the truth, using calm voices, saying sorry and trying again after mistakes.

Perfect for fridges, family spaces and support work with parents who want practical behaviour tools that actually make sense.

12/02/2026

I often feel like a VIP in the play room: being the first in having the honour and responsibility to witness this movement in confidence and agency during a child’s play💚💚.

10/02/2026

10/02/2026

Whatever and whichever emotion or mental space you find yourself in - may you always remember that there is something you CAN do. No matter how small and insignificant that action might seem to you (or someone else).

Do that small thing.
Move into action.
Rather slow and steady than getting stuck.

And should you need to reach out - please do. You are worth it! 🤍

08/02/2026

The power of DO and neuroscience in toddler brains 🙃🧠🤸🏻‍♂️

29/01/2026

A shoutout (and moment of silence) to all the parents doing the best they can. You are amazing 🤍

Parenting is not failing. It is overload.

Not because parents do not care.
But because the mental load never stops.

Parenthood is not just feeding, washing and getting children to school.
It is the constant thinking.
The planning.
The remembering.
The worrying.
The decisions that never end.

It is lying awake at night running through tomorrow.
It is feeling guilty even when you are trying your best.
It is holding everyone else together while quietly burning out.

Many parents are not exhausted because they are doing it wrong.
They are exhausted because the mental load never switches off.

If this hit a nerve, you are not alone.
Share this so other parents feel seen too.💛

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24/01/2026

“A listening ear creates space for trust to grow.”🩵

23/01/2026

Transitions are tough for us as adults… Even more for kiddos with age-appropriate (and limited) brain development.

This is such a good insight for us as parents (and me as a therapist) to remember.

🛎️Stop.
↔️Relate.
☎️Communicate boundary.
🚦Go.

22/01/2026

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Regulation isn’t about “calming down.”

It’s about helping your nervous system feel safe enough to change states.

When your system detects safety, it can:
• Shift out of survival
• Reconnect with others
• Access curiosity, play, and learning

That’s why regulation isn’t a mindset.
It’s not willpower.
And it’s not “trying harder.”

It’s working with your biology, not against it.

✨ Start with cues of safety:
– gentle movement
– orienting to your environment
– warm voice & facial expression
– predictable routines

Small signals = real nervous system change.

(And yes, this applies to adults and kids...all of us!)

More on this flow and strategies to help: https://www.theottoolbox.com/what-is-polyvagal-theory/