How do we help parents and caregivers?
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01 Counselling Techniques
Counsellors use a trauma informed, client centred approach to learning and change. Each counselling practitioner has their individual approach to working with clients, which is drawn from multiple professionals in their respective fields.
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03 Resources for Parents and Caregivers
We love providing resources for our parents and caregivers. Here are just a few websites we recommend:
Parenting Tools
Finding a balance between maintaining connection with your child/teen and discipline can be challenging at times. Extensive research shows that we cannot influence children to change their behaviour and learn new ways if we do not have a connection with them or them with us.
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Leading expert Dan Hughes speaks to 4 simple skills that support parents and caregivers to maintain connection during rewarding and challenging times. These skills when used as part of everyday interactions within the parent /child relationship can reduce the impacts of conflict and support the building of boundaries and reinforcing positive behaviours.
Further resources can be found at https://ddpnetwork.org/about-ddp/meant-pace/
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