Setting Your Child Up For Success - Child Psychology, Development And Teaching Tips

Teenagers with diagnosed conditions, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or other mental health diagnoses, can present unique challenges for parents. Tim shares strategies and tips for parents to help their teenagers, including preparation, prevention, routines and much more.While focusing on diagnosed conditions, the lessons Tim shares in this podcast can equally apply to all parents of teenagers so we highly recommend that you tune in!About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a student’s educational and wellbeing outcomes.Tim currently consults to the Independent Schools Association, the Catholic Schools Association and the Education Department of South Australia.He also works with elite level athletes, consul

In this episode, Tim Dansie talks about the unique learning challenges that teenagers face.Learning can be difficult for teenagers for a number of reasons. Firstly, teenagers are asked to make major decisions about their future, even when they're unsure. "What will you study at uni?" "What career will you choose?" etc. Making such life decisions causing uncertainty and stress and that impacts learning. Also, around grade 8 and grade 9 in high school, school starts getting hard. Workloads increase, there are major assignments with deadlines and results really matter. Again, the need to learn these broad skillsAs parents, we need to know our teenagers, understand where they're at with their schooling, identify the issues and find a strategy to guide them through their studies. Tim shares his insights. About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teacher

There are huge time demands on teenagers, with study, sport, part-time work and other activities all in the mix, even before social commitments are considered.It can be a huge workload for anyone, let alone a teenager who is still developing the capacity to cope with stress. It can lead to a lack of sleep, and impact both physical and mental health. And at the very least, performance will pay the price.As parents, we need to help our teenagers manage their time and find life balance. This podcast episode will help you understand how to go about it.About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a student’s educational and wellbeing outcomes.Tim currently consults to the Independent Schools Association, the Catholic Schools Association and the Education Dep

Technology is one of the big issues facing all parents of teenagers. The risks are well publicised, whether that's addiction or safety concerns, and increasing amounts of parents are seeking advice about how to handle the technology challenge. Tim Dansie says it is critical for parents to keep control. In this episode, he shares exactly how you can do that, along with many other insights to ensure that technology can be used to benefit a teenager, and not hinder their development.About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a student’s educational and wellbeing outcomes.Tim currently consults to the Independent Schools Association, the Catholic Schools Association and the Education Department of South Australia.He also works with elite level athletes,

Are you a parent, or a 'peerent'? If you're the later, while you likely have the best of intentions, you are not setting your child up for success and unfortunately doing more harm than good.Tim Dansie defines 'peerents', who want to be a friend instead of a parent, rarely say 'no' to their kids and provide little by way of rules or boundaries. Simply put: The child is in control.A parent, on the other hand, has rules. But most importantly, they listen. They don't necessarily say 'no' straight away, they hear the teenager out and don't make rushed decisions. Instead, they take the teenager through a negotiation process.Tim talks about how you can become a parent, instead of a 'peerent', so you can build a relationship based on trust. Tim also shares about resilience, to help your children develop character to overcome life's challenges.About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice wor

Setting Your Child Up For Success returns for season 2, which will focus on teenagers and what you can to do to help set your teenager up for success.Parenting is difficult at the best of times, and teenagers are particularly challenging for a whole range of reasons. Teacher and psychologist Tim Dansie, who has had teenagers himself (and one more child who is about to become a teenager), helps you define success and shares his insights.This season of the podcast isn't just for teenagers, if you have young children you'll learn things that will come in handy in the years ahead!About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a student’s educational and wellbeing outcomes.Tim currently consults to the Independent Schools Association, the Catholic Schools Asso

Tim Dansie summarises the highlights and key tips from Season 1 of Setting Your Child Up For Success, which has focused on children aged four to 12.Tim also talks about how to have fun with our kids, even through the many challenges, and addresses other key questions from parents.Stay tuned for Season 2, which will cover the high school years - coming soon! Sign up to our mailing list (here http://eepurl.com/dmRd6P) and stay in touch!About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a student’s educational and wellbeing outcomes.Tim currently consults to the Independent Schools Association, the Catholic Schools Association and the Education Department of South Australia.He also works with elite level athletes, consulting to the Adelaide Football Club in the

As parents, we talk to much. We need to spend more of our time listening to our kids.While we try to reason and rationalise with our kids, most of the time they're not even listening! Instead of delivering instruction after instruction, try asking questions, listening to the child's answers and offering choices.In this episode, Tim talks about why his focus is on less words and more action, how to model great communication for our children and help our kids to express themselves, as well as many other strategies to help you and your child communicate effectively.About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a student’s educational and wellbeing outcomes.Tim currently consults to the Independent Schools Association, the Catholic Schools Association and th

Managing behaviour is a big part of a parent's role. But sometimes kids don't respond as we'd like, and we become frustrated and often feel helpless.If this is you, you're not alone. Even your host, Tim Dansie, who has spent his career working with children, has had moments where he has blown up in a battle with the kids! But how we respond is so important. It's crucial to rectify the situation and apologise where necessary.If a child is displaying ongoing challenging behaviours, Tim reminds listeners to keep it simple. Focus on one thing at a time.And the first place Tim starts is to look for patterns in behaviour. What is the cause? Then, why is the child acting a certain way? And then how is the child responding? At this point we can consider what strategies to teach the child to respond in a more effective way.Listen to the detail in this important episode right now.About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establ

Change is inevitable. And yet most of us struggle with it, especially young children.Change can include schooling, classes, sporting teams, moving house, relationships, parent separation and even death. Tim Dansie says children experience grief when going through change, and breaks down the grieving process.Tim explains how parents can support their children through change, through understanding what their kids are going through and developing strategies to help them develop skills to not only cope but also build resilience, which is an invaluable life skill.About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a student’s educational and wellbeing outcomes.Tim currently consults to the Independent Schools Association, the Catholic Schools Association and the Ed

Technology causes both parents and children enormous stress. It moves so fast, there's so much information and content available 24 hours a day and, in most cases, the kids know more about using technology than their parents!It also has a massive impact on the social development of children, especially those who develop online relationships at the expense of friendships at school and their every day, 'offline' world.Online bullying and predatory behaviour are also major concerns, while addiction to technology is also a growing problem seen by Tim Dansie in his psychology practice.Tim talks about the challenge of managing technology for our children, so they can reap the benefits while minimising the risks.About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a s

Being 'different' is great and should be embraced. But for children, it can also make things like learning and even making friends a big challenge.Being different can be related to a child's personality, behaviour, physical differences, skills and abilities, as well as race, culture and religion. It can also be related to diagnosed conditions such as ADHD, autism (ASD) and anxiety.Tim talks about what being different means for kids, and provides strategies for parents to help children adjust, fit in, develop and embrace who they are.About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a student’s educational and wellbeing outcomes.Tim currently consults to the Independent Schools Association, the Catholic Schools Association and the Education Department of Sout

The process of learning can cause stress and anxiety for both children and parents. As a child, Tim found learning extremely difficult through school and as such, he's passionate about helping families through these challenges.Tim helps you understand what exactly a Specific Learning Disability (SLD) is, and how to identify the various learning challenges that a child may be struggling with. And much more.This is an important episode for parents and teachers too, we hope Tim's insights help.About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a student’s educational and wellbeing outcomes.Tim currently consults to the Independent Schools Association, the Catholic Schools Association and the Education Department of South Australia.He also works with elite level

As a parent, it's important to embrace extracurricular activities as a way to not only help a child with their development but also find balance in their lives.In this episode, Tim Dansie talks about the pros and cons of extracurricular activities and how parents can provide guidance for their children in this important area of their lives.About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a student’s educational and wellbeing outcomes.Tim currently consults to the Independent Schools Association, the Catholic Schools Association and the Education Department of South Australia.He also works with elite level athletes, consulting to the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL and as a Career Guidance person to Adelaide United in the A-League.Tim has vast experience w

How do we help a child develop resilience and a healthy self-esteem? Tim Dansie takes on a huge topic in this episode of Setting Your Child Up For Success.These fundamentals are vital for children as they move into adolescence and then adulthood, and Tim shares tips to for parents to help kids journey through this process.About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a student’s educational and wellbeing outcomes.Tim currently consults to the Independent Schools Association, the Catholic Schools Association and the Education Department of South Australia.He also works with elite level athletes, consulting to the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL and as a Career Guidance person to Adelaide United in the A-League.Tim has vast experience working with childr

The most common question Tim is asked: Which school should I send my child to?As both a psychologist who works with families and a school teacher, if anyone should know, Tim should!But there’s no simple answer. Tim explains how parents should approach this big decision, what they should be looking out for in a school, the questions of co-ed or single sex, private or public and much more.About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a student’s educational and wellbeing outcomes.Tim currently consults to the Independent Schools Association, the Catholic Schools Association and the Education Department of South Australia.He also works with elite level athletes, consulting to the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL and as a Career Guidance person to Adelaide

Routines are key to raising a happy, focused and ultimately successful child.Tim Dansie explains how to approach an effective routine for a child at home, sleep and school.Routines are absolutely important, but kids must also learn that life doesn’t always stick to a schedule. And for parents, following set times with militant precision can take the fun out of life. Tim explains how to strike that right balance.About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a student’s educational and wellbeing outcomes.Tim currently consults to the Independent Schools Association, the Catholic Schools Association and the Education Department of South Australia.He also works with elite level athletes, consulting to the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL and as a Career Gui

In the first episode of the show, Tim Dansie provides you with the fundamentals for Setting Your Child Up For Success.He helps you define and get clarity on what ‘success’ actually looks like for your family. It’s also crucial to clearly understand your role as a parent.Most importantly, Tim says parents must know their children.Tim has also supplied helpful notes for this episode, click here.New episodes are released weekly, so make sure you subscribe to the show on your favourite podcast player.About Tim Dansie:Tim is a registered Teacher and Psychologist. He spent 12 years working in schools as a Teacher / Psychologist before establishing his own private practice working with children, families, teachers and schools. As a result, Tim has a unique understanding about what is required to improve a student’s educational and wellbeing outcomes.Tim currently consults to the Independent Schools Association, the Catholic Schools Association and the Education Department of South Australia.He also works with elite