Helping you to understand the mental health of children
Virtual Reality Headsets – what harm do they do to children? Virtual reality is the concept of being able to enter an imaginary world created by technology. Currently this is achieved by wearing goggles or headsets with a screen in or a mobile phone slotted in. The device recognises which way the user is facing …
Helping your child’s emotions We learn the importance of cuddling when we are infants, it helps bond us to our mother. It’s one of the lessons we pick up in the first few weeks of our lives, that when we are upset or emotionally aroused in some way that we can be reassured by a …
What causes a tantrum Tantrums test and challenge even the calmest and most experienced parents. After all, a child in full meltdown is not a pretty sight! You’re stressed, you’re feeling guilty, you feel like a bad parent and then you have to cope with the screaming, shouting, stamping feet, and throwing themselves on the …
Helping the holidays teach your child lifelong lessons For children Christmas is a time of joy, but also a time of far too much stimulation. All around the globe children are getting overwhelmed with the festival and meltdowns are creeping in. Children are having tantrums about the tiniest little things and there are parents …
Avoiding early sexualisation of children The modern world is full of threats for our children, it’s a very stressful time to be raising our children. One of the biggest headaches for parents and carers is the advent of social media. Be it Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest or Twitter, you can communicate with people all over …
“I know I have a daddy, but can I call you daddy?” Being a step-parent is a fantastic experience, one of the best in the world and one of the worst all at the same time, you feel like you are intruding and stepping on someone else’s toes at the same time as trying to …
Helping children overcome grief, separation, trauma or loss There are many things in life that threaten our inner secure self, this potentially includes things like divorce, grief, witnessing traumatic events or deaths, loss, theft, attacks to name but a few… As adults we recognise these things and learn to re-establish our own inner wellbeing to …
The 7 Steps to Managing the Conversation About Divorce and Separation This is a conversation that is normally best if both you and your ex are present. Take the time to break the news early in the conversation so that you are spending much of the time concentrating on what will happen in the …
Managing the separation of a family Making the decision to separate is not easy and it can take couples many years to reach that point. Splitting up a family is tough and when young children are involved it can be traumatic at times, especially if the separation is not amicable. Nowadays parental separation handled well …
Want a popular child? Get on the floor and play with your child We want to raise our children to be social experts, to know how to make friends and build strong and lasting relationships. We want our children to be liked and popular, have fun at school and not make lots of enemies, …