Helping you to understand the mental health of children
Coping with stubborn children Dealing with a stubborn child can be endlessly frustrating. They ignore you, they chuck things, they throw tantrums in public. They stare you straight in the face as they finger-paint your freshly painted hallway. They make it extremely difficult to keep your cool. That’s why I’m here with a few simple …
How to calm down a child who is being violent There can be a whole host of reasons why a child is showing violent behaviour, and it is important to understand the root of those problems in order to help your child in the long run. However, it’s also crucial that you know how to …
Why the Naughty Step doesn’t work. The Naughty Step has been a go-to punishment for years, but it is far from the most effective method. In fact, it can often have the opposite effect – rather than calming a child down, it can make them angrier, more upset, or more frustrated. In case you are …
There are stories of teen or child stabbings in the news regularly. Sometimes they appear to be linked to gangs and other times it feels like a lone child, so why does it happen? Why do children carry knives? A knife is a very personal weapon, it’s there for people who will be close to …
What makes children hit other children More often than not when I see children hitting other children it’s due to a social need. For example they are cross with what the other child has said or done. If this is the case then this is not acceptable and they must apologise. Hitting other children is …
What causes siblings to argue There’s a whole mixture of things happening here, and part of it depends on the age of your children. First of all it may be that one or more of your children may be at the social stage where play is initiated through some kind of physical contact. We see …
What causes tantrums? Generally tantrums are caused by the brain being overloaded. Often what happens is that the brain hasn’t learnt how to process the emotions that your child is currently feeling. That’s why logic and reason don’t work at this point. And that’s why this is the point when we’ve felt like smacking them …
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 …