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Hayley Rice Child and adolescent therapists and play therapists are clinical practitioners who promote positive mental health and wellbeing. Hayley Rice. MA MIAHIP MIAPTP

Child Psychotherapist MA
Play therapist
Join the membership https://www.hayley-rice.com/membership
FREE tantrum toolkit https://www.hayley-rice.com/free-ebook They are required to undertake extensive training, supervision and personal therapy. They use appropriate media and interventions to enable the child to communicate their inner worlds. Therapists often use play and creativity as a means of helping children to overcome specific issues associated with ADHD, ASD, sensory processing, speech and language and learning difficulties. Children may be referred to a play therapist for a range of needs including:
Behavioural issues
Communication difficulties
Delayed development
Educational delays
Relationship difficulties
Parental separation/ divorce
Family disruptions
Trauma
Bereavement/ loss
Abuse/ neglect
Anxiety
Bullying

I have additional training in parent-child relationship therapy and provide parent support via 1- off sessions and long term coaching.

♥️Were you the good girl? The rebel? The one who was always in trouble? 👀Most of us can recognise a role we fell into gr...
17/10/2026

♥️Were you the good girl? The rebel? The one who was always in trouble? 👀
Most of us can recognise a role we fell into growing up, and often these roles are shaped by how our parents responded to us and what we started to believe about ourselves day after day.

When one child is constantly praised for listening and another is repeatedly corrected, it can create a family dynamic where jealousy and competition begin to creep in

navigating different needs while trying to be fair to everyone can feel EXHAUSTING.

This is exactly where the F.I.R.M.® approach comes in.
You don’t need a completely different parenting manual for every child. You need an approach that helps you understand each child, adapt your responses and hold consistent boundaries while meeting their individual needs.

❤️ In our F.I.R.M.® Siblings Webinar, we’re going beyond the arguments and fighting to help you understand these family dynamics, break unhelpful patterns and build stronger sibling relationships.

👇 Comment YES and we’ll send you the link to join!

14/10/2026

😅Is there anything more triggering?!

🙌Comment POD now for the full episode to your inbox and for all our therapist tips on lying!

👏And thank you to for sponsoring this podcast!

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13/10/2026

❤️If it feels like they are AGAINST each other you can flip that and get them working TOGETHER👏

❤️Sibling relationships need to be nurtured and supported - and the best way to do that is through play!

❤️Comment YES for the link to our FIRM Parenting Siblings webinar €30 with unlimited reply! We cannot wait to share our therapist insight with you on everything from boundaries and navigating fighting to supporting play and connection!

🎉This is free for all access hub members

12/10/2026

👏FIRM Parenting will absolutely change the game with siblings in your home! The goal isn’t to be the judge and decide what should happen after each fight or squabble- it’s to teach real conflict resolution skills that will stand to them for life in so many relationships to come 👏

♥️Comment YES and join us for FIRM Parenting- Siblings webinar and get unlimited access to the replay so you can watch as they grow and change
♥️€30 and free to all access hub members

11/10/2026

😅Sibling conflict is inevitable and will continue for years!! But, it also gives huge opportunity to learn and enhance skills like negotiation, communication, problem solving, empathy, perspective taking….

👏The F.I.R.M. Approach for Siblings makes it easy for you to tap into that and help them on a daily basis AND it removed the stress for you!!

♥️Comment YES and I’ll send you the link to our FIRM Parenting Siblings webinar €30 - with unlimited replay to all after ! (Free to all access hub members)

13/09/2026

♥️The stress when they start rolling and kicking! These 3 playful approaches have helped us soooo much!

🙌Comment YES for the link to join us and get unlimited access to F.I.R.M. Parenting: The Toddler Years 👏 €30 or free to Hub members!

12/09/2026

😅😅 I’m passionate about this one as someone who has cleared wheetabix (cement) of the floor many, many times!

🥹There is nothing worse than scrambling in the moment and being unsure of how to respond to your toddler

♥️Comment YES to join myself and for our amazing new toddler webinar- It will give you the clear FIRM 4 part framework you can apply to any situation confidently

11/09/2026

♥️It’s a good thing they are cuties! Toddler parenting is not for the faint hearted 😅

♥️F.I.R.M. Parenting: The Toddler Years webinar is everything you need to know about this stage!

♥️Comment YES for the link to join us

10/09/2026

😬😬There is huge developmentally learning in the ‘No’!

♥️Responding can be so hard!

♥️FIRM Parenting: The Toddler Years is happening this Tuesday 15th Sept 7pm!
👏It’s ok if that’s bedtime and you can’t make it- we’ll send you the link to watch it as many times as you like
🙌€30 or free to all access Hub members!
🥰Suitable for parents and caregivers of 0-6 years

♥️Comment YES and I’ll send you the link to book in with us

🫠It’s A lot! They are soooo cute but just soooo strong willed and unpredictable!! Im in the thick of the toddler stage m...
04/09/2026

🫠It’s A lot! They are soooo cute but just soooo strong willed and unpredictable!! Im in the thick of the toddler stage myself, so I really cannot wait for this one! I’ve been gathering up all of my top tips for ages now for you all. And Debbie had Irish twins so she is the toddler master! 😍

❤️One of the most important things as parents is to understand development so yo can parent from a place of confidence and understanding- we are going to make that v clear for you! You’ll know what’s driving behaviour! And soo much more to keep you regulated and responding rather than reacting too.

❤️Comment yes to join us on 15th Sept 7pm
❤️If you’re on bedtime duty and can’t make it don’t worry - you’ll get the unlimited replay after
❤️If you want the best value join the Hub! All access members get this one FREE- firmparenting.com/hub

See you there x

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