Ep 12 | Deconstructing Childhood Anger with Jacquie Ward

On today’s episode I speak with Jacquie Ward, a psychologist and all round beautiful soul. Jacquie has such a gift in looking beneath the surface of big behaviours and moving beyond the discomfort that anger can bring to us in order to truly support children. 

Jacquie and I discuss:

🌸 Internalised + externalised anger and the fight + flight response.

🌸 Removing the stigma surrounding anger.

🌸 When we join the child in their chaos.

🌸 When to seek specialist support.

🌸 When families + caregivers also need support. 

🌸 The concept of teaching children to be ‘angry with responsibility.’

Here are the resources shared in our discussion:

The Explosive Child by Dr Ross Greene

The Highly Sensitive Child by Dr Elaine Aron

Raising Kids With Big, Baffling Behaviors by Robyn Gobbel

Robyn Gobbel’s podcast ‘The Baffling Behavior Show’ on Apple or Spotify

Jacquie Ward is a Psychologist who looks after children, adolescents and their families. She works with a wide range of presentations and is dedicated to recognising and valuing the diverse ways in which brains can function. Jacquie had her first ever children’s book, an exploration of the trait of high sensitivity in young children, published this year. When not working, you’ll likely find Jacquie at the beach, chasing her three young children around, or daydreaming with her husband about moving out of Sydney to live on a hobby farm.

Connect with Jacquie:

💫 Find her on Instagram: @jacquie_ward_

💫 Visit her website: Jacquie Ward

💫 Order Jacquie’s book ‘Billy’s Brilliant Butterflies’

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