You Hold the Magic: Helping Your Child Through Play and Presence
Posted By Amy Sketcher,
10/07/2025 10:44 AM
You Hold the Magic: Helping Your Child Through Play and Presence As a parent, you know your child better than anyone. You’ve likely seen firsthand how big emotions can spill over into...
School Refusal Isn’t a Phase It’s a Message.
Posted By Amy Sketcher,
10/07/2025 10:00 AM
School Refusal Isn’t a Phase It’s a Message. As a parent, it can be confusing, upsetting, and even frustrating when your child suddenly doesn’t want to go to school. Maybe they cry in the...
Big feelings at drop off? You’re not alone.
Posted By Amy Sketcher,
10/07/2025 10:00 AM
Big feelings at drop off? You’re not alone. Separation anxiety is a normal part of childhood, but when it lingers or becomes distressing, it can feel overwhelming for both children and their...
You do not have to 'earn' rest
Posted By Amy Sketcher,
16/10/2024 12:00 PM
For the longest time, I have subconsciously believed that in order to rest, take time off, be sick I needed to first be extremely productive. I could say this was fuelled by running my own b...
The Power of Dolls: Tools for Healthy Relationships
Posted By Amy Sketcher,
16/10/2024 12:00 PM
Recently I was honoured to write a feature article on the power of dolls for social, cognitive, and emotional development in childhood. I loved writing this article, those who know me or clinicians wh...
Being Brave
Posted By Amy Sketcher, Psychologist,
30/11/2022 07:59 AM
Being Brave. What does this look like for you, how has being brave shaped you, what experiences has being brave lead you to? When I see kids they often think bravery is doing things without...
Connecting to your values when life is hard.
Posted By Amy Sketcher,
26/04/2021 17:00 PM
One thing I have come to discover over and over is that life happens however it is going to happen, it’s unexpected, fun, extremely painful, exciting, joyful, heartbreaking, and a constant learning ex...
Kindness is a superpower that should not be used sparingly.
Posted By Amy Sketcher,
21/05/2020 18:00 PM
I have been a long-term fan of being kind to everyone regardless of any of the factors that identify differences (age, gender, faith, etc.) I have seen the joy sparked, hope gained, and the...
Girls Friendship Politics: Friend, frienemy and everything in between…
Posted By Amy Sketcher,
09/12/2019 10:00 AM
I have lived in 5 towns, one of them on the second round stint, and done a whole lot of travel over the last 15 yrs since leaving home in my late teens. Most of those moves have been interstate, to a...
Help Me… Danger Ahead!
Posted By Amy Sketcher,
02/12/2019 17:30 PM
Memory is a funny thing. A couple weeks ago I was driving along the long, winding, and sharp turning roads of Dorrigo Mountain and I got the uncomfortable but familiar feeling of tension triggered by...