Child and adolescent therapists and play therapists are clinical practitioners who promote positive mental health and wellbeing. Hayley Rice. MA MIAHIP MIAPTP
Child Psychotherapist MA
Play therapist
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FREE tantrum toolkit https://www.hayley-rice.com/free-ebook They are required to undertake extensive training, supervision and personal therapy. They use appropriate media and interventions to enable the child to communicate their inner worlds. Therapists often use play and creativity as a means o
25/08/2026
♥️Are you in?
♥️Comment FIRM now for the link to join us for the 5 Day FIRM Boundaries Challenge back by popular demand 🎉
♥️Clear and predictable boundaries are really vital for your children to feel safe and regulated and when you get them right you will see your confidence soar and their cooperation with it 👏
🎉We cannot wait to get started!
😅 Telling them not to shout while shouting!? Ask them be patient and then get impatient with them!? There are endless ways that we contradict or expect more from our children than we can manage ourselves tbh 🫣
♥️In The FIRM Hub we use modeling as a parenting tool. It doesn’t mean that you need to be perfect at all! It is about being aware of what you are doing and saying and modeling the behaviour and words you would like to see and hear!
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Thanks to oureppiclife_ for the inspo ♥️
18/08/2026
♥️September has a way of testing us and bringing up aaalll the feels!
♥️We are firm believers in the scouting phrase- be prepared (excuse the pun🙈🤣)
♥️Rather than waiting until you are in the thick of it get support now from two therapists and former teachers inside the FIRM Parent Hub!
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15/08/2026
♥️Two therapists and former infant teachers -
We’ve got you for this big milestone 🥰
♥️In this session we cover everything from emotions and worries (for both of you), the curriculum, friendship and play! It’s got everything you need to know
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♥️This is why myself and created the .i.r.m.approach!!
♥️So what would F.I.R.M. parenting actually look like in a situation like this? ✈️
The F.I.R.M. approach is the middle ground between parenting that is too harsh and parenting that becomes too permissive. It allows us to understand what might be going on underneath our child’s behaviour, while still being the adult who holds the boundary.
F = FAIR
Is what I’m asking fair for this child, at this age, in these circumstances? What else might be going on here developmentally, emotionally or sensory-wise?
I = INTENTIONAL
What is my intention right now? Am I reacting out of frustration, or responding in a way that teaches, regulates and knows what’s important?
R = REGULATED
What’s happening in my child’s nervous system and mine? Regulation doesn’t mean removing the boundary. It helps us support a child through the feelings that come with it.
M = MODELLED
What am I modelling in this moment? clear boundaries, empathy, problem-solving and how to handle hard things are all learned through what we do as much as what we say
♥️What do you think about this situation? I’d love to hear your take in the comments 👇
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♥️if you keep doing the same thing you’ll keep getting the same result ! And if you keep googling, guessing and asking chat gpt-
you’ll stay confused 😅
♥️The FIRM approach is practical, therapist-led parenting support that is not too sort or too harsh-
It’s balanced and F.I.R.M.
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♥️Threats bring about fear and shut down , consequences help with the teaching in a logical way!
♥️If only it were that easy to remember in the moment 😅
♥️If this js something you struggle with the FIRM Approach is for you! .i.r.m.approach
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♥️Switch the empty threats for boundaries and you will not only save yourself frustration and guilt but also build loads of the skills your child needs long term 🙌
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♥️Shouting louder and negotiating more might get you through the moment, but they won’t build the skills your child needs…. So you’ll find your lead frustrated!!
♥️ The FIRM approach gives you 4 practical steps to raise children with clear boundaries and strong relationships without loosing sight of accountability.
Comment “FIRM” below and I’ll send you the link to The F.I.R.M. Parent Hub. 😍
♥️Which one resonates with you most? Comment below 1️⃣, 2️⃣ or 3️⃣
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