Nurture & Empower OT

Nurture & Empower OT Paediatric OT & Author 🤍
Creator of the #1 Best Selling OT Book
Helping children tune into their inner clues ✨
Book & Resources ⬇️

05/06/2026

COLLAB GIVEAWAY ✨

Only 16 days until the WA ADHD Conference 🤍

I’m so excited to be teaming up with to give away an incredible prize for one lucky WA winner!

WIN:
• 1 x WA ADHD Conference ticket (Sunday 21st June)
• A signed copy of The Inner Clue Detectives
• 1 x Inner Clue Detectives Toolkit
(parent OR therapist/educator version)

The winner will also have the chance to visit my exhibitor stall at the conference and receive their signed book in person ✨

Created by a paediatric OT and mum of two, these resources support children with interoception awareness and co-regulation through a gentle, neuroaffirming approach.

TO ENTER:

1. Follow both accounts
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3. Tag someone who would love this

Bonus entry:
Share to your stories and tag us both 🤍

Winner announced in 1 week ✨

Please note: this giveaway is open to WA residents only.

03/06/2026

Co-regulation isn’t “giving in.” 🤍

Sometimes children need support before they can access regulation.

When a child’s nervous system feels overwhelmed, “calm down” often isn’t enough.

Support might look like:
✨ slowing our voice
✨ staying nearby
✨ holding a hand
✨ reducing demands
✨ helping a child feel safe first

Because children often borrow our calm before they can find their own.

Safety first. Connection first. Then support.

26/05/2026

As an OT, this is something I think we skip too quickly… 🤍

We often jump straight to behaviour or emotions before helping children notice the inner clues in their body first.

That’s the idea behind the Detective Modes within The Inner Clue Detectives ✨

A gentle, interoception-first approach designed to help children:
🔍 tune in
🔍 spot the clues
🔍 and better understand what their body might be needing

Because children can’t regulate what they don’t yet notice 🤍

✨ Spark Mode
✨ Dreamy Mode
✨ Signal Seeker Mode
✨ Clue Master Mode

The Inner Clue Detectives + Detective Modes are available via my website and Amazon.
Links in bio 🕵️‍♀️✨

21/05/2026

One thing I wish more parents knew as an OT 🤍

High energy does not automatically mean a child is “naughty,” “out of control,” or needs to calm down immediately.

Sometimes it means:

✨ their nervous system is overwhelmed
✨ their body is seeking safety or connection
✨ they need movement or support
✨ they’re dysregulated, not defiant

Children borrow calm before they build it themselves.

And co-regulation is often what helps a child feel safe enough for their nervous system to settle.

Before problem-solving.
Before consequences.
Before “use your words.”

Safety and connection come first.

Because when children feel safe, supported, and understood, they become more able to notice their inner clues, regulate over time, and build resilience 🤍

Hi, I’m Jacinta 👋Paediatric OT, author & creator of The Inner Clue Detectives ✨🔍Helping children tune in, spot the clues...
18/05/2026

Hi, I’m Jacinta 👋

Paediatric OT, author & creator of The Inner Clue Detectives ✨🔍

Helping children tune in, spot the clues & better understand themselves 🤍

The Inner Clue Detectives Parent Bundle 🔍✨Created for parents wanting gentle, practical support for:• emotional overwhel...
15/05/2026

The Inner Clue Detectives Parent Bundle 🔍✨

Created for parents wanting gentle, practical support for:
• emotional overwhelm
• body awareness
• interoception
• co-regulation

This limited bundle includes:
📘 The Inner Clue Detectives #1 Bestselling OT-informed picture book
🧠 Parent & Caregiver Toolkit
🎯 Visual prompts, scripts, Detective Modes, check-ins, cue cards + more

Designed to help parents tune into the moments underneath the behaviour.

Only 30 bundles available in this release ✨

Link in bio 🤍

14/05/2026

Mum of two + small business owner life 🤍📚

Packing today’s Inner Clue Detective bundle order ✨🔍

13/05/2026

Before the meltdown… there’s a moment many people miss 👀

Get the #1 Bestselling OT book- The Inner Clue Detectives + Parent Toolkit Bundle ✨

Practical, body-first support for overwhelmed moments.

Only 30 bundles available 🤍

Link in comments.

Wow wow wow 🥹🤍The Inner Clue Detectives is officially a  #1 Best Seller in Occupational Therapy on Amazon Australia ✨Tru...
08/05/2026

Wow wow wow 🥹🤍

The Inner Clue Detectives is officially a #1 Best Seller in Occupational Therapy on Amazon Australia ✨

Truly the best Mother’s Day gift I could have received.

Thank you for every share, message, purchase, review and kind word along the way.

This little book was created with so much heart to help children tune into their inner clues through a gentle, neuroaffirming and OT-informed approach.

I’m so incredibly grateful 🤍

We expect kids to explain feelings…in moments many adults struggle themselves.That’s where things start to break down.In...
06/05/2026

We expect kids to explain feelings…
in moments many adults struggle themselves.

That’s where things start to break down.

In overwhelming moments,
words aren’t always available.

Not because a child won’t —
but because they can’t.

The body speaks first.

Hot cheeks.
Tight tummy.
Fast breathing.

Easy to miss.
But not random.

These are inner clues ✨

And when we start noticing them,
everything shifts.

Less pressure.
More understanding 🤍

Tune in. Spot the clues.

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