Your child doesn’t need a ‘perfect’ parent…
They just need you. Regulated, present, and connected.
When you feel safe in your own body and emotionally grounded, you become a living example of resilience – showing your child how to meet life’s big emotions with confidence, compassion, and trust in themselves.
If parenting currently feels more like survival than joy, you're not alone. And it's not your fault.
What if I told you there's a solution to feeling more connected, more present, and more empowered as a parent?
An effective approach to not only bring calm to your home but also prepare your child for the big bad world.
A self-paced, empowerment course for parents who want to raise emotionally resilient, connected, and confident children - without burning out in the process.
You dread mornings because your child melts down over the “wrong” cereal bowl or socks that feel funny. The chaos starts before your coffee is even made. You're trying to get out the door, keep your cool, and hold it all together, but your patience is already gone.
You yell... again.
Even though you promised yourself you'd stay calm.
You feel that wave of regret as soon as the words leave your mouth.
If mornings are bad, bedtime is worse… the daily battleground.
Connection is the goal - snuggles, books, a peaceful winddown.
Instead it looks like tantrums, power struggles before you eventually collapse into the couch after bribing them to sleep, questioning everything.
How do the other parents make it sound so easy?
Your child clings to you like Velcro. They need your attention constantly, and you're touched out, overstimulated, and can't even pee in peace. You feel like you should be grateful for this closeness... but secretly, you're drained.
You’ve tried it all. You’ve read the gentle parenting books, attempted sticker charts, downloaded the swiftly abandoned meditation apps. You’ve tried encouraging your child to take “three deep breaths”, or maybe you’ve even sought professional help.
You don't recognize yourself anymore. You used to be fun, creative, spontaneous. Now parenting has become reactive, not intentional. You long for more presence, more joy, more peace.
The guilt and self-doubt is the toughest to handle.
You worry about your child being behind developmentally, and you blame yourself for not doing enough.
You feel like you're failing your child.
Does this resonate?
Parents often come to me feeling like they're constantly bracing for the next meltdown or outburst.
They think the problem is their child’s behaviour.
They don’t feel equipped to handle the big meltdowns, the temper tantrums, the after school overwhelm outbursts.
They also usually believe they’re not doing enough: not patient enough, not organized enough, not playing enough.
They feel inadequate when their child has a meltdown over the wrong coloured spoon and all they can do after the 4th time offering a different alternative is to react. They get filled with regret and remorse and it affects their own self esteem when it comes to parenting.
If this is you, you’re not alone.
Your child's behavior isn't the real issue. It's a signal. A call for connection.
And your parenting skills aren’t the problem either!
So please STOP beating yourself up
Here’s the part you probably haven’t considered:
your nervous system matters too
It’s extremely difficult to show up for anyone else when you’re stuck in survival mode.
Patience and understanding aren’t our default when we’re severely dysregulated and overwhelmed.
When both parent and child are dysregulated, the home becomes a battlefield instead of a sanctuary.
A lack of emotional capacity, support, and tools to co-regulate with your child is the deeper underlying issue here.
Every meltdown, every difficult moment makes you doubt your ability to parent well. You worry your child is struggling to regulate, communicate, or connect with others - it’s time to stop blaming yourself.
What if it could all be different…
Imagine a peaceful home where you're not walking on eggshells, bracing for the next meltdown.
Picture feeling genuinely connected to your child - understanding what they need and responding with confidence and compassion, even during challenging times.
How great would it be to actually feel good about how you're showing up as a parent. Confident that you’re breaking generational patterns, not passing on cycles of reactivity or guilt.
Imagine feeling emotionally secure - less overwhelmed, less triggered - and equipped with the tools to help your child build resilience, not just compliance.
What if you could break free from the shame of not having it all together (newsflash: no one ever does!) and step into a version of parenting that feels empowering, nurturing, and aligned.
This doesn’t have to be just a dream.
It's what happens when stability and connection creates a shift in your home - transforming moments you once dreaded into opportunities for deeper trust, emotional resilience, and healing for you and your child.
INTRODUCING
The Mindful Play Method
This isn't just a parenting course. It's a radical reimagining of what it means to support a child's emotional world, by first honoring and resourcing the parent's inner world.
It weaves together the science of connection, the art of play, and the soul of mindfulness into one gentle, powerful framework that transforms homes from the inside out.
Most parenting courses focus on strategies for the child: how to manage meltdowns, create routines, or encourage better behavior.
Most mindfulness or wellness programs for parents are entirely adult-centered: teaching self-care or nervous system regulation in a vacuum, disconnected from the day-to-day chaos of raising little ones.
The Mindful Play Method is different. It's not one or the other… it's the bridge.
This method recognizes that parent and child are a co-regulating system. You can't sustainably change a child's emotional landscape without first resourcing the adult who holds it. And you can't truly support a parent unless you also empower them to lead from a place of nervous system safety, playful presence, and self-trust.
When you join The Mindful Play Method, I promise to guide you, with compassion, clarity, and realism, through a framework that helps you reconnect with yourself and your child. You'll walk away with practical tools to navigate emotional overwhelm, transform everyday moments into meaningful connection, and respond to your child's big feelings with more calm, confidence, and care.
You already have everything you need inside you;
The Mindful Play Method just helps you bring it to life
Your Journey Starts Here
At its core, this course is about healing in connection.
It begins with you: the parent or carer. You’re gently guided to tend to your own nervous system, reconnect to your values, soften perfectionism, and rediscover the joy in play and presence. You learn to fill your own cup, not as an afterthought, but as the foundation.
Then, and only then, you’re shown how to facilitate healing, connection, and emotional resilience for your child, using mindful, creative, play-based practices rooted in developmental psychology, attachment theory, and trauma-informed care.
This isn’t about fixing your child.
It’s about transforming the emotional climate of your home, by becoming a calm, connected leader who knows how to meet your child’s needs without abandoning your own.
No rigid routines. No Pinterest-perfect expectations. No emotional bypassing disguised as positivity.
Just grounded, real-world guidance that honours your humanity while nurturing theirs.
This is where parent and child both heal - not in isolation, but together.
What makes this different?
Most parenting courses skip over your wellbeing and dive straight into behavior strategies. This course begins with YOU… guiding you to regulate your own nervous system and restore your energy so you can actually implement what you learn. When you're supported, filled up, and grounded, you naturally become the calm, confident leader your child needs.
Instead of focusing on managing symptoms like tantrums or defiance, this method takes a trauma-informed approach that understands behavior as communication. You'll learn to meet your child with curiosity and compassion while still holding boundaries with calm confidence. Remember, your child's behavior isn't the real problem here. It's just a call for connection.
While adult mindfulness often centers on stillness, this course brings mindfulness into motion through your child's natural language: play. You'll learn how to use sensory activities, storytelling, and creative connection as tools for emotional regulation—for both you and your child.
You don't need to transform your home into a Pinterest-worthy play space or find extra hours in your day. The Mindful Play Method gives you small, sustainable shifts that integrate into your existing routines and create profound change over time. It's not about adding more to your plate—it's about transforming what's already on it.
No rigid scripts or one-size-fits-all solutions. This method helps you develop the confidence to respond to your unique child in a way that feels authentic to YOUR values and parenting style.
What You’ll Gain
✔ A deeper bond with your child built on trust, attunement, and emotional safety
✔ Practical tools to regulate your own nervous system so you can respond rather than react
✔ Confidence in your ability to hold space for big feelings without spiraling yourself
✔ An understanding of behavior as communication, not defiance or manipulation
✔ Less yelling, fewer power struggles, and more moments of genuine connection
✔ A sustainable approach to emotional wellbeing for your whole family
✔ Permission to be an imperfect, human parent who still creates profound impact
WHAT'S INVOLVED
The Breakdown
✔ 5 comprehensive self-paced modules covering the complete Mindful Play Method framework
✔ Trauma-informed approach that prioritizes YOUR nervous system regulation first, then guides you to support your child
✔ Play-based mindfulness practices designed to fit seamlessly into your life and transform your family dynamics
✔ Practical tools and curated resources, rooted in developmental psychology and attachment theory
✔ Dedicated community space for ongoing support and connecting with like-minded parents on the same journey
How It Works
This method guides you through the complete framework, with lessons intentionally designed to be digestible, practical, and transformative.
You'll learn:
How to recognize and respond to your own nervous system signals before you reach overwhelm
Simple, playful practices that help regulate both you and your child during challenging moments
Ways to transform everyday transitions (mornings, mealtimes, bedtimes) from battlegrounds to bonding opportunities
How to create safety and connection even during meltdowns and big emotions
Mindful play activities that build emotional awareness and resilience in your child
Self-compassion practices that break the cycle of parental guilt and shame
PLUS: Access to a community of like-minded parents who are walking this journey alongside you.
Why Learn From Me?
Hi, I'm Kerrie, and I believe that play isn't just what children do… it's how they heal.
This isn't just a course I created - this is the work I've been living, breathing, and facilitating for years. I've experienced firsthand the power of mindfulness, not just as a concept, but as a life-changing practice. It's supported me through overwhelm, burnout, and big transitions. And I've witnessed its impact over and over again; in classrooms, in one-to-one sessions, and in group circles where both children and adults begin to feel truly seen, safe, and supported.
My background is rooted in early childhood education. I've worked with children from as young as 6 months old right up to age 12, and I've supported families navigating everything from separation anxiety to explosive emotions to sensory overwhelm. I don't just understand child development from a textbook; I've spent years applying that knowledge in real-life settings, responding to emotional outbursts, celebrating tiny wins, and co-regulating through the chaos.
I'm also a qualified mindfulness coach, and that work has taken me deeper into supporting parents and caregivers. Allow me to guide you through nervous system regulation, self-compassion practices, and the deep unlearning it takes to truly break generational patterns. I've seen how mindfulness can reconnect people to their sense of self, their values, and their parenting in the most authentic way, and I want to help you do the same!
What Others Are Saying
Since working with Kerrie my son has shown huge improvements in his confidence. He loved going to his sessions each week and he even walked into school by himself for the first time since attending sessions. Not only am I proud of him, but he is proud of himself.
GO'B
Kerrie, I just wanted to say thank you so much for your resources! I was able to use the tools and techniques you gave me to deal with my little one’s outbursts more calmly and it’s really helped support me to regulate their emotions! Thank you once again you’re a lifesaver!
LN
Since starting his Mindfulness sessions with you he has been taking what he has been learning onboard and refers to the calming techniques in the morning before school to help him calm and regulate. This is a huge positive step for him! Thank you!
G
I have been using your mindfulness menu in my home this last week and I have to say it’s been such a big help with keeping me and my son grounded! He loves getting to choose different mindful activities from the list and practising them with me. His favourite so far have been the deep belly breathing, followed by some ‘mindful play time’ and we finish with a mindful hug! … As a busy working mum it has really helped me to take a step back and reflect, I’m glad I have you for that!
Dee
My boys absolutely loved their mindfulness for kids classes. They both came out so happy and relaxed, I was so overjoyed. Thank you so much Kerrie.
L
Loved the mindfulness menu you sent me, very practical activities I can do anytime, anywhere! I’m using it at the end of each day now and it’s a very good way to end my day. I can’t wait for what else you have in store
DM
You might be thinking...
So you've got some concerns
Don't worry, I get it.
Let me put your mind at ease:
Mindful play is not the hour-long activity with candlelight, zen music, and uninterrupted focus you’re picturing. Not even close!
It’s about presence, not perfection. It’s something you weave into what you’re already doing. 2 minutes of eye contact. A deep breath while building blocks.
The last thing we want is adding more to an already busy schedule.
The Mindful Play Method isn't about adding more to your plate - it's about transforming what's already on it. The lessons are intentionally short, digestible, and designed to integrate into your existing day. This isn't about creating more work; it's about making the work you're already doing feel more connected and less chaotic.
Mindfulness isn't about being calm all the time - it's about being aware, present, and compassionate with whatever is arising. That includes messy, loud, chaotic moments too! Mindfulness says: this moment matters, too. In this method, we embrace the storm, not just the sunshine.
The children that exhibit the biggest emotions are the exact ones that need mindful play the most. Even if you feel like they're too strong-willed and anxious, they're not too much. This is their way of telling us what they need - and mindful play is how we respond in a way they can understand.
Parents hold themselves to impossibly high standards, often without realising it. They believe they must regulate 100% of the time, respond calmly to every meltdown, and never raise their voice. This makes mindful parenting feel inaccessible. But perfection is not the goal. Repair is.It’s built for real-life, messy moments, not filtered ones. Self-blame only perpetuates the cycle. The Mindful Play Method offers self-compassion practices that break the cycle of parental guilt while giving you practical tools.
The cost isn't just about money, it's about value. The truth is, we often spend hundreds on toys, books, and apps that don't move the needle emotionally. This course is an investment in peace - yours and your child's. A toolkit you can come back to again and again as your child grows. If you value emotional wellbeing, connection, and long-term resilience, this isn't a luxury, it's a foundational shift.
Many parents silently carry the belief that their child just doesn't respond to them; that they're more likely to listen to a teacher, therapist, or someone "more qualified." The truth is, the parent-child relationship holds a unique power that no professional can replicate. The Mindful Play Method helps gently rewire that connection, equipping you to meet your child with presence, not pressure.
What I Need You to Realise
Play has been undervalued for generations. But neuroscience now proves that play is a powerful tool for emotional regulation, relationship building, and learning.
In The Mindful Play Method, play isn’t a reward for good behavior - it is the method. It creates the very structure and safety that kids need to thrive.
You do not need to be perfect.
You don’t need to have it all together.
You don’t need more hours in the day or a personality transplant.
You just need a willingness to try a different way.
REAL TALK
The Bottom Line
The Mindful Play Method is not another to-do list; it’s an entire paradigm shift.
It doesn’t just teach tools. It rewires how you see yourself as a parent, how you understand your child, and how you co-create emotional safety in your home.
And that’s what leads to real, lasting transformation - not just for your child, but for your entire family system.
This Is For You If:
→ You're tired of walking on eggshells, bracing for the next meltdown
→ You want to feel connected to your child, not just manage them
→ You're ready to break free from the shame of not having it all together
→ You long for a peaceful home environment where both you and your child can thrive
→ You want practical tools that fit into your actual life, not some idealistic advice
This Is NOT For You If:
→ You're looking for quick fixes or ways to control your child's behavior
→ You aren't open to looking at your own nervous system and emotional patterns
→ You prefer rigid parenting approaches focused solely on discipline
→ You don't believe play has value beyond entertainment
This method empowers both you, the parent and your child.
It has been built with a trauma-informed approach that prioritises your emotional health and ability to co-regulate.
It blends mindfulness and play in a way that naturally supports your child’s emotional growth while promoting real-life strategies that you can easily integrate into your routines.
Our focus is sustainable long-term change, not just quick fixes. You’ll gain the tools to thrive emotionally and build a healthy relationship with your child that lasts.
You’ll never feel alone: the community support and framework ensure that you can always ask questions, share wins, and get feedback.
It’s time to feel safe and peaceful in your own home.
It's time to parent from a place of confidence, not fear.
It's time to reclaim the joy and connection that brought you to parenthood in the first place.
Questions that might be on your mind...
Absolutely! The Mindful Play Method doesn't require you to become someone you're not. It gives you simple, accessible ways to connect that feel authentic to your personality and parenting style.
The course is designed to work with your busy life, not against it. Lessons are intentionally short and digestible. More importantly, the practices integrate into what you're already doing, rather than adding more to your plate. Plus, it's not about perfection, it's about progress. Even small shifts in how you respond to yourself and your child can create powerful ripple effects in your home.
Most parenting courses focus solely on changing your child's behaviour. The Mindful Play Method recognises that real change happens when the parent is supported first, then given tools to connect with their child through play-based mindfulness.
The Mindful Play Method was designed with these exact children in mind. The strategies are adaptable and rooted in neuroscience, making them especially effective for children with big emotions or unique nervous system needs.
Not at all. The most regulating toys are simple, open-ended, and likely already in your home. This method is about your presence and connection, not expensive materials.
You don't need to be a yogi or meditate daily to benefit from this approach. Mindfulness here simply means presence, curiosity, and noticing… qualities that are available to everyone. This method was created especially for parents who think they "aren't that type."
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