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A Positive Intelligence (R) Approach to ADHD and the Restless Saboteur
Embarking on the journey of understanding ADHD and its connection to the Restless Saboteur is like navigating a winding path through a...
Helen Day
May 2, 20244 min read
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Harnessing Mindfulness: A Powerful Tool for Supporting Children with ADHD
You know that feeling when you're trying to calm down a whirlwind? It's no easy feat, especially when that whirlwind is your hyperactive...
Helen Day
Apr 17, 20245 min read
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Homework and Housework with ADHD
In readiness of our PoCTA meeting on the 12th of November 2023, I prepared a short video about what it is like to try and do homework and...
Helen Day
Oct 26, 20231 min read
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Becoming an Impactful, Energised Parent
Have you ever heard the phrase "no pain, no gain"? Do you think it is true for parenting? Is it really the most difficult painful...
Helen Day
Aug 2, 20235 min read
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Being Perfectly Imperfect
Can you just imagine being the perfect parent? Always knowing just the right thing to say in every situation. Knowing just how to...
Helen Day
May 21, 20233 min read
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Emma's Story
Emma has been a client of mine for a while, having gone through the Positive Intelligence Course with me half way through last year. She...
Helen Day
May 14, 20232 min read
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Neuroscience
ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a medical term to describe a set of actions or behaviours that can affect both...
Helen Day
Apr 9, 20233 min read
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Choosing the 'not ham' option...
About 15 years ago, my husband and I were visiting a couple of his friends in Hobart. Greg, one of our hosts, and I popped out to get...
Helen Day
Mar 26, 20232 min read
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Filling out the Day
When my children were younger, I dreaded the holidays, especially the Summer holidays! 7 or so weeks of constant 'parenting' stretching...
Helen Day
Mar 19, 20232 min read
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Using hyper-focus to build GREATNESS!
When my son was in year 2 and newly diagnosed, every day I would pick him up from school and wait before entering his classroom until...
Helen Day
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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Life Coaching for Teachers
Teachers can benefit from coaching in a variety of ways. Coaching can help them to improve their teaching practices, build stronger...
Helen Day
Feb 14, 20231 min read
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Your Brain is a Spaceship and You are it's Captain
So, you think you are in control of your brain? Well, you might be - but lets take a look at who else is living in there with you......
Helen Day
Oct 31, 20225 min read
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What does thriving look like?
We all want to thrive, yet what that looks like for each of us is very different. For some people it is striving for and reaching our...
Helen Day
Oct 18, 20222 min read
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Working with your ADHD child's Primary School Teacher (ACT - Australia)
Remember year 1, when your child was first really standing out to his teachers and being a little bit more intense and impulsive than the...
Helen Day
Apr 26, 20224 min read
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