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18/09/2026

Absolutely 💯 Tim Coaching with Tim

Spending time with my two youngest today after a busy term, building connection and memories ❤️

Can’t wait to chat to Tim and unpack this more, in 2027 on my podcast, Conversations with Olwen 🎧👩🏻🗣️

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The drive home. Five minutes before bed. Kicking the footy outside.

We often wait for one big conversation to fix everything. But connection is usually rebuilt more quietly than that.

A laugh. A question without pressure. Showing up when it matters.

Small moments that tell your boy, “I’m still here. You still matter. We’re still good.”

Don’t underestimate the small moments. They’re often where reconnection begins.

06/07/2026

The BEST advice for parents.

Read the same book OVER and OVER and OVER again 📚🗣️👦🏻🧠👧🏻👶🏻



Integrated Learning Strategies

Despite its annoyances for parents, repetitive reading offers a surprising number of benefits for new readers.

06/07/2026

So true ❤️

Our little boys feel things just as much.

30/06/2026

Have you listened yet?

Series 2 is off to a “cracking good start” or so I’ve been told by one of our BackChat Mums.

But if you are new to my podcast, make sure to go back and listen from the start ⭐️

Let me know what you think 🤔

22/06/2026

Anyone else ✈️ 🍹 😴

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09/06/2026

So true ❤️

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01/06/2026

💯 Dr Mary O'Kane

It is ridiculous.

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👏👏👏

29/05/2026

YES ❤️

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One of the best things we can do as parents is to put our ego’s to the side.

Instead of try to maintain power because our ego says WE need to be the one on top. When we push our kids up and allow our own egos to take a back seat, we can strengthen our children’s self esteem.

Some things we can do:

- Ask kids for advice.
- Let kids know when they are better at something than you are.
- Connect with them on the same level, instead of you being ‘the all powerful’.
- Make decisions together.
- Talk to them with respect.
- Ask for their help when you find something difficult that you know they are good at.
- Be happy and encourage when they become better at a particular skill or hobby than you.
- Change your mind when they make a good point.
- Don’t shut them down when they start to win a debate with you.
- Never say things like ‘it’s my way or the Highway’ or ‘I say jump, you say how high’.

Credit: Inside Parenting.

23/05/2026

We have just finished our big move into our new clinical space here at BackChat Speech Pathology

It has taken us over 3 weeks but we are finally in our new home 🏠

Taking some time out with the family at Byron Bay for a few days 🌊 🌧️ 🔥

Finally some down time 💤

13/05/2026

YES ❤️