Control-seeking behaviours can be a common daily experience for carers of children who have experienced trauma. The true challenge for therapeutics carers becomes understanding and addressing the needs that these behaviours communicate. This blog suggests 10 practical strategies to help carers meet the needs underlying children's control-seeking behaviours through connection instead of a power struggle.

Harmful sexual behaviour between young people is a serious and complex issue that requires more than legal change to address. While new affirmative consent laws and education are important steps forward, we need to make an active group effort to share accountability for educating young people on deeper underlying issues, such as gender inequality and respectful relationships, to positively influence community attitudes.

You may be familiar with the senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch, but have you heard of interoception? This sense helps children read their own body cues to understand how they are feeling before they react.