Badger's Place

25/07/2026

Ever wondered what the difference is between a child centred approach versus an adult centred approach? The answer - a developmentally appropriate lens. Thank you The Playroom Lubbock: Therapy Solutions for Kids for this engaging visual 💚

03/07/2026

Children need us to be human enough to remember the sting of being dismissed and brave enough to offer the gentle guidance we once craved ourselves. Thank you Inside Parenting for reminding us of the importance of connection 💜

We spend so much time searching for the perfect parenting scripts, reading the books, and trying to memorize the right strategies for handling a loud afternoon. We treat childhood like a complicated puzzle we have to solve from the outside, completely forgetting that we already hold the exact key to understanding it.

The greatest tool we have under our roof is our own memory of what it felt like to be small.

When your child shuts down, pushes back, or completely unravels over something that seems entirely trivial to your adult brain, you don't need a behavioral hack. You just need to remember. You need to remember the heavy, suffocating weight of having big emotions that you didn't have the words to explain, and how terrifying it felt to watch a safe adult's warmth suddenly vanish because you made a mistake.

Our children are navigating the exact same internal landscapes we once did.

They don't need us to be flawless, robotic managers who never get tired or frustrated. They just need us to be human enough to remember the sting of being dismissed, and brave enough to offer the gentle guidance we once craved ourselves.

When you let your own history soften your perspective, you stop fighting their behavior and start protecting their spirit.

Never let the busy logistics of adulthood make you forget what it felt like to look up at the world and just want to be safe. ❤️

16/06/2026

Well said Happiness is here 👏

Most kids are naturally curious, and they get interested in the coolest things! In our house we've had things like bees, fashion design, turtles, medicinal herbs, filmmaking, costume design, sewing, baking, atoms, science experiments, history, and so much more over the years.

I really believe that you can learn everything you need through your interests. But often, worries creep in. Is this really enough? But what about maths? What about writing? Should they be doing more?

Then we start to steer kids towards things we think are more 'educational' instead, and get frustrated when they are bored and unmotivated. Real learning happens when we are curious! We just have to trust it.

Over and over I've watched curiosity become projects, skills, knowledge, confidence, creativity, and eventually expertise. When you trust their curiosity and interests, learning happens!

If you'd like to understand how curiosity turns into real learning, I've put together a free guide called 'From Curiosity to Creation'.

Comment GUIDE and I'll send it to you ♥

02/06/2026

Finding yourself 💜

30/05/2026

At Badger’s Place children are invited to play because play is their language and toys are their words. Thank you The Redwood Center for Children & Families for this wonderful video.

29/05/2026

Inclusion is measured by those experiencing the space NOT by those designing the space. Thank you Karen Young - Hey Sigmund for this important distinction 💜

Inclusion was always supposed to mean belonging. Not just presence. Not just placement. The felt experience of being wanted in the room, exactly as you are.

When we build felt safety first - through relationship, predictability, and genuine connection,
inclusion becomes what it was always meant to be - a sense of belonging.

When we skip that part, we changed the address without changing the experience.

Every child deserves a room they feel safe in.

When we lead with safety through relationship, everything else will follow - learning, regulation, and greater felt safety for everyone else in the room.

The question isn’t, ‘Are we including this child?’

The question is, ‘Does this child feel included?’

They are not the same question, and the gap between them is where a lot of young people are being quietly lost.♥️

22/05/2026

Connection before redirection and what this looks like in real time parenting thank you The Redwood Center for Children & Families

20/05/2026

At Badger’s Place all child sessions are child-led. This is trauma informed therapeutic practice.

“Child-led” doesn’t mean "letting them do whatever they want". It’s about tuning in, setting safe boundaries, and truly valuing a child’s voice, needs, and motivations.

When we follow their lead, we give them space to experiment, make mistakes, and explore. In doing so, we help build their thinking and decision-making capacities, while helping them realize their own power in the world.

Following a child's lead creates space for growth, connection, and joy. 🧡

18/05/2026