Parent Summit

Parent Summit Online

The Worry-Free Parent

Welcome to Parent Summit!

In these all-new videos, David Thomas and Sissy Goff provide practical wisdom for becoming a worry-free parent. We suggest watching the introduction video before you begin the other content on this page.

We hope this resource enables you to parent with less worry and more peace!

👉 Want to take this further? Join our Parent Summit Workshop, where you can discuss these topics with other parents and learn practical ways to apply them in your family.

All the information about the Parent Summit Workshop is on the page below.

To stay in the know about upcoming events and resources for your family, follow us on Instagram or Facebook using the handle:
@therocks.waumbaland
@therocksupstreet
@therockstransit
@therocksyouth

Section One

The Worry-Free Parent with David Thomas and Sissy Goff

Part 1 - Understand The Difference
17 Minutes

Part 2 - Do Your Own Worry Work
21 Minutes

Part 3 - Trust
19 Minutes

Section Two

Frequently Asked Questions from Parents

Teenager Worries
What to do when my teen isn’t happy?

Sharing My Worries
Should I share my worries with my kids?

Worst Case Worries
How to stop worrying about something bad happening?

Different Worries
How does worry impact people differently?

A Spouse Who Worries
How do I support my spouse with his/her worries?

Friendship Worries
What to do when I’m worried over my kid’s friends?

New Parent Worries
As a new parent, how can I keep from worrying about everything?

Help For Worries
How do I know when it’s time to seek help?

Thank you for joining us for this year's Parent Summit Online!

We hope you found this content to be both helpful and hopeful.
We love partnering with you by providing helpful content like Parent Summit, in addition to our Sunday experiences for kids and students.

If there’s any way we can serve you or your family, please let us know!

To stay in the know about upcoming events and resources for your family, follow us on Instagram or Facebook using the handle:
@therocks.waumbaland
@therocksupstreet
@therockstransit
@therocksyouth

You're Invited to the Parent Summit Workshop!

Join us for an inspiring and practical afternoon designed especially for parents navigating the journey of raising children in today’s world. The Parent Summit Workshop will equip you with tools, strategies, and encouragement to support your child’s development.

📅 Sunday, 27 July 2025
🕑 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 The Rocks Cannington
☕ Afternoon tea provided
👶 Child minding facility available

Featuring Guest Speaker: Natalie Nicholls

Founder of PLECS Learning, education development specialist, and regular voice on Sonshine FM, Natalie brings over 15 years of experience in supporting children and families. Her holistic approach to learning and development is both research-backed and heart-driven.
Whether you're seeking fresh insights, meaningful conversations, or connection with other parents, this event is for you. Reserve your spot now—we look forward to welcoming you!

RSVP Now

Natalie Nicholls
Learning and Education Development Specialist
Founder and Director, PLECS Learning
Natalie Nicholls is a respected child learning and development specialist and the founder of the PLECS Whole-Child Approach ‘a neuroscience-informed intervention designed specifically for children aged 5 - 12 experiencing learning, behavioural, developmental, or emotional challenges.

With over 20 years of experience and postgraduate qualifications in Special Education (including Specific Learning Difficulties), alongside a Master’s in Cognitive Psychology, Natalie is an expert in the field of whole-child intervention. Her unique approach integrates the latest research in brain development, cognition, and emotional wellbeing to address the mind, brain, and body foundations that underpin a child’s ability to thrive.

Since launching in 2021, the PLECS Approach has consistently delivered measurable, transformative outcomes for children with diagnoses such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, Developmental Delay, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and a wide range of learning difficulties. The program supports core areas including emotional regulation, executive functioning, social communication, attention, memory, comprehension, academic improvement, and overall wellbeing.

At the heart of PLECS is a three-tiered model that combines:

Child-focused intervention through structured, individualised sessions;
Family coaching to equip parents with the tools, insight, and support they need at home;
School collaboration to align efforts across all environments and reinforce progress.

Children typically attend two to three in-person sessions per week, while parents engage in training and one-on-one coaching. This ecosystem-based model ensures that gains made in sessions are carried over into daily life, creating lasting lifelong change across settings.

Natalie understands that attending face-to-face sessions may not always be easy and as a mum of three she deeply respects the unique circumstances each family faces. However, the PLECS program is deliberately designed as a comprehensive, in-person intervention. The hands-on nature of the work focusing on physical interaction, real-time feedback, and integrated activities targeting the nervous system, cognitive processing, and emotional regulation cannot yet be replicated online with the same effectiveness or long-term results.

Its proven success relies on the consistency, depth, and multi-environment collaboration that in-person delivery enables. Children in the program have shown remarkable improvements in anxiety, social skills, academic engagement, comprehension, reasoning, confidence, memory, organisation, and more all stemming from this carefully structured, whole-child methodology.