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Not every parent is looking forward to summer

PDA Parenting Realities, Parental Mental Health, The Cost of Caring /

Not every parent is looking forward to summer Let’s have an honest conversation. Not all parents are happy or excited about the school holidays. For some, they bring dread. Panic. That rising anxiety as you wonder how you’re going to get through the next six weeks. It doesn’t matter whether your child is currently in […]

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It’s not separation anxiety – it’s survival

PDA Parenting Realities, School & Education Struggles /

It’s not separation anxiety – it’s survival When your child can’t go to school without you, it’s not about over-dependence. It’s about safety. There’s a story many of us are told when our children struggle to separate from us at the school gates. “It’s separation anxiety.” It’s said gently, maybe with a tilted head or

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