Last week we were pleased to welcome Helen Diamond, who is a parent educator from CatholicCare. It was great to listen to Helen share her experience and knowledge of research and supportive approaches to help parents build strong relationships with their children. It can be challenging to navigate the journey of parenting with all the information that is available.

Helen shared what we can do to support children to feel ‘safe, seen and secure’. Helen was drawing on evidence-based parenting programs such as ‘Circle of Security Parenting’, ‘Bringing up Great Kids’, by the Australian Childhood Foundation and ‘Tuning into Kids’. We look forward to working in partnership with Helen to offer support to parents in our school. Helen will be available for individual consultation and will also run group programs offsite. Parents can have consultations with Helen at school or the Warrnambool Office.

Helen can be contacted through the Warrnambool office of CatholicCare, 142 Timor Street and by phone 5559 3000.

Helen recommended a number of parenting resources which I will list below. I have ordered all of the text books and they will be made available for parent borrowing when they arrive and are catalogued. It will give parents a chance to have a look and decide if they would like their own copy or they can have a read.

Websites

• Janet Lansbury
• Mona Delahooke
• Dan Siegel
• Karen Young. ‘Hey Sigmund’
• The Gottman Institute
•  Michelle Mithell
• Dr Becky ‘Good inside’

Books

• Raising a Secure Child by Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper & Bert Powell
• Beyond Behaviours by Mona Delahooke
• The Whole Brain Child by Dr Daniel Seigal & Dr Tina Payne Bryson
• The Power of Showing Up by Daniel Siegal & Tina Payne Bryson
• Raising an Emotional Intelligent Child by John Gottman
• No Bad Kids by Janet Lansbury
• Good Inside by Dr Becky Kennedy

Karen Young

Karen Young in Warrnambool on Thursday 9th March - Anxiety - Supporting your child.

This is an exciting opportunity for parents to learn more about how to help their child with anxiety. There is no cost so please follow the directions to register.

Karen began her career as a psychologist in private practice. She has worked extensively with children, teens and families, and in educational and organisational settings. She has written some great books which creatively assist children to understand and manage anxiety.

Karen created Hey Sigmund, an internationally popular online resource, as a way to provide contemporary, research-driven information on the art of being human, and being with humans. The website has a particular emphasis on strengthening the mental wellness of children and adolescents.