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14 Jul 2026

Best Breakfast for a Hyperactive Child: What I Tell Parents in My Clinic

A 1998 study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found that children who ate breakfast regularly showed lower hyperactivity, better attention, and fewer behaviour problems in school. In my own practice, I see this game almost weekly. A mother will describe a chaotic morning: a meltdown over shoes, a fight over homework that […]
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your child heard you so why didn't they listen a child psychologist explains

Hyperactivity & ADHD

27 Jun 2026

Your Child Heard You So Why Didn’t They Listen? A Child Psychologist Explains

There is a particular kind of hurt that comes when your child does not respond to you. It starts as irritation. But underneath the irritation, if you sit with it honestly, there is something softer, a feeling of not being heard, not being respected, maybe even not being seen. In my years of practice, I […]
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why your child cannot sit still it is not stubbornness, it is the brain

Hyperactivity & ADHD

25 Jun 2026

Why Your Child Cannot Sit Still  It Is Not Stubbornness, It Is the Brain

You have said it more times than you can count. “Sit properly.” “Stop moving.” “Just stay in one place.” And every time, it feels like your words are disappearing into thin air. In my years of working with families, this is one of the most exhausting things parents describe to me, not the big crises, […]
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your child isn't misbehaving, their brain is still learning understanding hyperactivity in children

Hyperactivity & ADHD

23 Jun 2026

Your Child Isn’t Misbehaving, Their Brain Is Still Learning: Understanding Hyperactivity in Children

Globally, an estimated 8% of children and adolescents live with ADHD  and millions more show hyperactive tendencies without a formal diagnosis. (Source: ScienceDirect Umbrella Review, 2023) Yet in most homes, the response to this behaviour is still the same: repeat, correct, raise your voice, repeat again. I know this because in my 17 years of […]
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matrescence the word that explains why motherhood changes everything about you

Mother's Mental Health

20 Jun 2026

Matrescence: The Word That Explains Why Motherhood Changes Everything About You

The Question I Hear Most Often In my 17 years as a child psychologist and parenting coach, the question I hear most often from new and newer mothers is not about sleep schedules or toddler behaviour. It’s a quieter, more unsettling question  and it usually comes out haltingly, sometimes tearfully, often with a look of […]
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screen time and mom guilt what the research actually says

Mother's Mental Health

16 Jun 2026

Screen Time and Mom Guilt: What the Research Actually Says

The Number That Surprised Even Me A 2026 study found that 84.6% of parents in the United States report feeling guilty about their children’s screen use, up from 74% just a year earlier. And yet, in that same study, only 2% of parents of young children allow no screen time at all. That gap  between […]
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returning to work after maternity leave the emotions no one prepares you for

Mother's Mental Health

13 Jun 2026

Returning to Work After Maternity Leave: The Emotions No One Prepares You For

A Statistic That Stopped Me Mid-Session According to a 2023 survey by the American Psychological Association, 68% of new mothers report significant anxiety when returning to the workplace after childbirth. In my 17 years as a child psychologist and parenting coach, I can tell you that number sounds about right  and yet, not a single […]
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