Life Success Coach

I am lucky enough to be working in the community with some amazing people who are passionate about raising awareness and helping children, parents and families that are affected by Fetal Alcohol Disorder Syndrome (FASD).    We are aware that their might be many children out there struggling with this disorder and some undiagnosed.    Our aim is to dispell the myth that a mother needs to drink excessively while pregnant for this disorder to happen.  A few drinks at a certain stage of pregnancy is enough is cause brain damage.  Our group is positive and  upbeat.  We brainstormed some tips for dealing with some behaviours that FASD will present.  These include; one instruction at a time,  they will be impulsive, at times lack judgement,  if you want an FASD child to feel calm, then make sure there is not too much stimulus, they will often forget as their short-term memory is not great,  this can also make learning difficult,  behaviour might be r

Often we become creatures of habit and tend to do the same things over and over. Some of us go on through life repeating patterns and cycles.  Sometimes we look at others and wonder how they can be so brave and try new things, sometimes we are the person being brave and trying new things.  There is lots of talk about comfort zones, some of us have bigger comfort zones than others. So what is a comfort zone?  It is that safe place we sit in where things remain the same and we feel       comfortable, we know everything around us, it is predictable and we mostly know what it coming. So why bother moving out of your comfort zone?   The most learning you do will be out of your comfort zone. To do the same thing daily will probably mean you use the same strategies and patterns you have always used to do your day. Sometimes sitting in your comfort zone, maybe after having a hard time over something is a good thing while you get yourself back to your normal self. S