Sylvia Arotin

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Sylvia Arotin

Award Winning ECE International Speaker & passionate advocate for Childhood Development. So, who am I?

Deep-rooted commitment to fostering positive change in children and families worldwide! Imagine a life without toddler tantrums…
Imagine going to the supermarket without the meltdowns... imagine a restaurant outing without the embarrassment...imagine a crayon free wall! You’re probably thinking ‘yeah right – not with my kids!’ Well, we are here to tell you that not only is it possible – it is comp

letely achievable! Your relationship with your children is fundamental in creating confident and capable little members of our society. In turn, this relationship will give them the tools and skills they need to help manage their own feelings, become independent and self-confident. This in itself inspires them to engage in a world of discovery, learning and exploration that will give them a whole new outlook in the way they deal with people and the world around them. My vision is to connect with and create a space for parents and educators allowing them to become the best possible advocate for children they can be. By equipping them with the knowledge, tools and skills that underpin parenting/teaching in today’s modern day, this vision can transmit into an achievable reality for anyone involved with children. The topics that we specialise in include:

• Helping children deal with their feelings

• Engaging cooperation & the myth behind the terrible 2’s

• Guiding behaviour – Alternatives to punishment

• Helpful praise and encouragement

• Encouraging autonomy and the prepared environment

Other topics we touch on include the use of technology, sugar, first years of life (making them count) and tips on what to look for when choosing quality childcare and preschools. My name is Sylvia Arotin and I have been working with children for many years in a number of different settings and environments. My passion is working with children, parents and educators to lay the foundations for our future generations in an age where there are lots of environmental factors that are contributing to a child’s development. Sometimes we don’t know why our children behave the way they do; sometimes we don’t understand where a certain trait has come from; and sometimes we blame ourselves for what we see as their shortcomings. I’m here to set the record straight and to give you the answers you have been searching for. With the right communication skills and tools under your belt as well as creating respectful reciprocal relationships with children any situation is something that can be altered – and of course- consistency is key. Our seminars and workshops leave those who have attended in awe of the information they have received. Our aim is simple – equip you with the right knowledge and tools so that our children can have a solid foundation for their journey in life. Qualifications:

• Masters in Teaching specialising in early childhood (Birth – 5yrs: In completion)
• BA International Communications
• International Montessori Teaching Diploma 0-3 (Assistance to Infancy)
• International Montessori Assistants Diploma 3-6

08/09/2026

Congratulations, you’re a parent for the rest of your life.

Send this to a parent with older kids 🙃

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People often think parenting gets easier as children grow, but it usually just changes shape.

The sleepless nights may turn into late-night worries, the tantrums may turn into big conversations, the constant physical care may turn into emotional guidance, boundaries, identity, friendship struggles, school pressure, independence, and hormones 😱

Young children need you close because their bodies and brains are still learning regulation…

Older children still need you, but often in quieter, more complex ways. They need you to listen without rushing to fix, guide without controlling, and stay connected even when they start pulling away!

Parenting older kids is not always “easier”, but a different kind of hard… but also a different kind of beautiful 🩷

Sylvia x

05/09/2026

Someone’s whole sense of safety 🥹🩷

Not the promotion, not the tidy house, not the endless list you didn’t finish today.

To them, you are simply the place where everything feels okay again…

So on the days you feel like you’re not doing enough, remember this: you are already everything to someone very little.

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02/09/2026

There’s a hidden opportunity in the moment your child gets scared, and most of us miss it. ⚠️⚠️⚠️

When they are scared of the dark, the dog next door or the loud hand dryer, our instinct is to make it disappear: 💬 “There’s nothing to be scared of! You’re fine.” We want to smooth it away.

But fear isn’t a problem to be solved… It’s one of the brain’s most important jobs, the feeling that keeps children safe, alert, and learning where the edges of their world are. A child who feels fear is a child whose development is working exactly as it should. 🙏

In those moments, the emotional part of their brain sounds the alarm before the thinking part can catch up, so they need us to help their body feel safe again. That’s co-regulation, and every time you offer it, you’re building the pathways they’ll one day use to steady themselves. 🩷

⭐️Instead of “there’s nothing to be scared of,” try naming their feelings.
💬 “That noise was really loud and it gave you a fright. I’m right here.”

You’re teaching them that big feelings can be faced, understood, and moved through, with someone they trust beside them.

✨Share this with a parent whose little one is working through big feelings✨

30/08/2026

There’s a lot of noise about where little ones should sleep, and not enough about how it feels.

To be the person your child reaches for in the dark.
The one who makes the whole world feel safe enough to fall asleep…

However your family does sleep, that trust is the real gift. Being someone’s safest place is one of the quiet privileges of these early years!

Follow along for more of the science and the softness of raising little ones 🩷

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25/08/2026

The thing that helps a child settle at school has nothing to do with academics. 👀

You are probably worrying about whether they know enough to keep up. But after years working with children, I can tell you the ones who settle happily are not the ones who arrive reading…. They are the ones who feel secure! 🩷

Readiness grows through something much quieter: everyday connection, your routines, your conversations, and the relationship they have with you.

Picture them at school…
A bag to unpack, shoes to change for outside play, a jumper to pull off when they get warm. A child who can manage their own things feels capable, and that confidence carries them further in those first weeks than any worksheet.

And it grows through the small stuff, like helping them notice and name a feeling, or letting them try things so they trust their own abilities.

These are the skills that help a child feel safe, and a child who feels safe is free to learn. ⭐️

Follow along for more of the science and the softness of raising little ones 🩷

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23/08/2026

They don’t see the pile of washing or the things you meant to get to.

They don’t notice the patience that ran thin by 5pm, or the guilt you carried to bed.

They see the person who shows up, who knows exactly how they like their toast, who makes the world feel safe.

You are so much more than enough. You are their whole world, exactly as you are. 🩷

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Follow along for the science and the softness of raising little ones ✨

🌸 Share this with a parent who is doing an amazing job

20/08/2026

If your three-year-old argues with everything, melts down over nothing, and pushes every limit you set in a single afternoon… 🤯🫩😵‍💫

Take a breath, nothing has gone wrong.

Somewhere around 3, children hit a stage so intense it earned a nickname: the threenager. The eye-rolling, the negotiating, the flat-out “no” to things they wanted five seconds ago.

But this is development doing exactly what it should… At 3, a child is figuring out that they are a separate person with their own will, testing where the boundaries sit, learning how the world responds, and slowly becoming a little social being.

Pushing against you is how they map all of it out. 😅😅😅

They need boundaries more than ever right now, held calmly and consistently, because that’s what makes their world feel safe while everything inside them is changing.

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17/08/2026

Resilience is built in the moments you would never think to notice.

It grows in the everyday, in the moments we’re tempted to jump in and fix things, and choose instead to stay close and let them try.

After 15+ years working with children, I’ve learned that the most resilient ones aren’t the children who never struggle… They are the ones who struggle knowing someone they trust is right beside them.

So let them wobble.
Support them without rescuing.
Praise the effort, not the outcome.
And keep them feeling safe, because a child who feels secure is one brave enough to keep going when things get hard.

Tell me: what did you let your little one try or struggle through today, and how did it go?

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15/08/2026

My story is going to the Logies! 😍🏆

Dreams & Determination, the book featuring my story alongside other remarkable women, is being gifted to the nominees at the 2026 Logie Awards presented by TV Week Magazine and hosted by Robert Irwin, on Channel 7 tonight ⭐️

Our stories, real accounts of dreams, setbacks and the determination to keep going, will be placed in the hands of some of Australia’s most recognised names, including Ally Langdon, Julia Morris, Lisa Millar, Poh Ling Yeow, Robert Irwin, Sam Pang and Todd Woodbridge.

Sharing my journey in early childhood, and everything that built the work I do today, has been one of the proudest chapters of my career. Seeing it carried onto one of the country’s biggest nights, alongside women I deeply admire, is a moment I’m proud to celebrate.

From our dreams and determination to Australia’s BIGGEST night in television 🩷 What a moment for this book, and for every woman whose story lives inside it.

TV WEEK Logie Awards 2026 🏆 | • Women Changing the World • • • Allison Langdon • Julia Morris • Lisa Millar • Poh Ling Yeow • Sam Pang Tonight • Todd Woodbridge

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