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Heya, lovely
I've spent 12+ years in the room with big behaviours, bigger meltdowns, and every kind of defiance you can throw at someone: long before it was my job to teach mums how to handle it too.
Early in my career, I was working with 3-5 year olds (including kids who'd already been through real trauma) with BIG behaviours to match. I'm talking kids biting me, chairs thrown at me, push-back so hard I dreaded some mornings before I'd even walked in the door.
I knew the theory inside out. Four years of study will do that. But theory doesn't stop a chair mid-air or a 45-min meltdown about socks.
I was exhausted every single day, and I knew there had to be a better way to handle the big moments while still meeting these kids in what they needed. So I went all in: mini courses, trial and error, testing approaches on real, hard days, until I figured out what actually works, and when.
That's the Calmer Parenting Method. Not theory I read once. Stuff I've tried & tested hundreds of times (and know seriously works).
something I often get asked..
No, I don't have kids of my own (though I'm super excited to one day soon). What I do have is 12+ years experience with hundreds of kids & families, hours + hours of PD learning about regulation, communication, sensory needs and a creative brain that loves finding solutions that work.
That's given me pattern recognition across hundreds of children, not just one household's version of hard. I'm excited to offer you my methods, so you can feel more calm & in control as a parent.
Isabella
See Isabella's tools in action in this SBS World News segment (2019)
The Calmer Parenting Method
1. Language: communication methods and creative approaches that actually gets kids to listen, changes behaviour patterns & creates fewer meltdowns (cos it's rooted in child development, not guesswork).
2. Regulation: simple practices that release tension, create more capacity, soothe the nervous system & meet sensory/developmental needs: so your whole house is more peaceful & cooperative (including you).
3. Routine: a little tweak to your morning/bedtime/after-school rhythm can make a HUGE difference to defiance, meltdowns & how your day flows.
What Mums say they love about working with me:
