Natalie Costa is an award winning coach, speaker, author and founder of Power Thoughts - a coaching service designed to give children 'power' over their own thoughts! Through her private practice and workshops, Natalie has helped thousands of children worldwide discover the tools to help them feel calmer, happier and more empowered!

With a background in psychology and having spent 12 years within the educational sector as well as becoming an accredited Performance Coach, Power Thoughts was born - which blends her past experience and deep understanding of children and their needs, now providing them with the tools to cope and thrive in the modern world.

Natalie has been featured in the national press and TV, such as Stella Magazine, Good Morning Britain, BBC Breakfast, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph and is one Super Tutors for BBC Bitesize. She is also the co-author of three activity books for children, 'Know your feelings,' 'Find your Power,' and 'Stretch your Confidence!'

Her intention is to always be focused on helping one child at a time, to be as happy as they can be.

Time Stamps:

00:04 - The similarities between fitness and parenting

02:31 - How to stop taking your stress out on your child

02:56 - The prefrontal cortex fully develops only at age 25

04:30 - Flipping the lid by Daniel Seagull

07:10 - Your children can be brilliant teachers and mirrors

11:04 - Addressing fear in a high pressured world

14:33 - Power questions to ask your children

16:07 - Flip fears into excitement

17:25 - Harvard's study about excitement

18:10 - Have an open door policy with your children

19:28 - Your social media feed should be like a house party. Who are you inviting?

20:55 - When children have a tough time standing up for themselves

25:07 - Mindfulness for children

25:49 - Move your body to lose big feelings

29:03 - Power breathing

30:00 - Model behaviour to your children

31:44 - Take 5 breathing

33:47 - How to have conversations with children about complex world events

36:01 - Personify your feelings

37:55 - Hand on heart breathing

40:25 - Top 3 books for parents

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