In this episode, Dr Shauna is joined by Suzie Forbes - Occupational Therapist, Mental Health Care Practitioner, Parenting Coach and Founder of The Wonderful Society.
Suzie has been working with families for 30 years, helping parents implement values based parenting techniques and teaching children of all ages to process their ‘big emotions' in a healthy way.
Suzie also has 2 children of her own, and draws on her experience and training in psychology, occupational therapy and neurosciences to create systems and strategies to help throughout each stage of parenthood.
In this episode, Dr Shauna and Suzie discuss:
Career overview: working as an OT, mental health practitioner, in schools and becoming a parenting coach.
Suzie’s personal story, raising her two children with big emotions.
Why does parenting often come with a lot of guilt?
Shauna’s story as a mother to her four children.
Why are some children more difficult to parent than others?
How can you get a child to persevere with a task that they find boring?
Sensory issues: what are they? How do they affect neurodiverse children in particular?
Losing screen time as a punishment: is this a good idea?
Values based intentional parenting: what is it?
Why it’s important to train children in certain types of behaviours.
The major brain developments that occur for teenagers and toddlers.
Why it’s important for you to make space for your child’s big emotions.
How can you as a parent help if your child is struggling to make friends?
Grandparents: how to navigate the fine line between supporting and overstepping?
Time Outs: do naughty steps work?
How can you help regulate your child’s emotions?
A piece of advice for her 20-something self.
For more information and resources from Suzie:
Check out The Wonderful Society on Facebook for lots of free parenting resources.
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