Tools for your parenting journey

How CBT Can Help You Deal with Life's Challenges

We all have moments when a negative thought can creep into our consciousness and wreck our whole day. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is a powerful tool to help you identify the patterns that exist between your feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. All three are interconnected: the way you feel affects what you think and what you do. Countless studies have shown that CBT can improve depression, anxiety, stress, insomnia, and many other conditions. When feelings are troubling you, changing your thoughts and behaviors can improve every aspect of your life.

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In today's fast-paced world, parents and caregivers face a range of challenges in nurturing their children's mental health and well-being. A recent study from Smiling Mind presented a concerning statistic: only 1 in 2 parents feel confident in meeting the mental health and well-being needs of their child. This shows how important it is to find ways to help parents feel more sure of themselves.

Use these phrases with an anxious child

Empower your child to conquer anxiety with these supportive phrases! 🌟 From deep breathing to positive affirmations, discover ways to nurture their resilience and confidence.

Anxiety Coach™ for Parents

Parenting has got to be the hardest job on the planet – but it’s also the most rewarding. We are often plagued with worries as parents – will our children do well in life, will they be happy and safe, will they make friends at school.

But sometimes it can seem like our children are burdened with their own anxieties too. Everyone becomes anxious, but how do we know if our child’s anxiety is out of the ordinary? Sometimes it can be hard to tell if their worries are anxiety, or just a part of normal day to day life.

Anxiety Coach is a self-paced online child development course that aims to support you and your child through the ups and downs of life. It is what we call a ‘parent-led’ approach, meaning that you take on the role of the coach in your child’s life, and are able to guide them through emotionally distressing episodes.

Designed & developed by psychologist, author and teacher Michael Hawton, it equips you with a practical and easy set of tools, and a solid understanding of the theory behind these to enable you to build resilience in your child. 

Is your school part of our resilience projects?

Parentshop has parentered with primary schools across NSW to implement The Anxiety Project and in secondary schools, Resilience in Our Teens .

The projects aim to tackle the rising incidence of student anxiety in Australian schools by providing schools with psychologist developed, evidence-based strategies that involve the whole-school community to build resilience thinking skills and manage anxiety in school aged youth. 

Talk to your school to find out if they are considering the projects. 

Resilience In Our Teens™ for Parents

Parenting is undeniably one of the toughest roles, yet it's also incredibly fulfilling. As parents, we're constantly plagued with worries about our children's future, happiness, and safety. However, it's not uncommon for teens to also experience their own anxieties. Determining whether their worries are normal or signs of anxiety can be challenging. Anxiety Coach, a self-paced online child development course, offers support for both you and your teen. Developed by psychologist, author, and teacher Michael Hawton, this 'parent-led' approach empowers you to coach your teen through life's challenges. Gain practical tools and a deeper understanding of resilience-building to navigate the ups and downs of parenting.