Lately I’ve been getting quite a few requests for help from parents of toddlers. For example, Kerry writes about her 2 year old twin boys, Everyone talks about the challenging first year, I and friends on a forum agree the second year is definitely the most challenging…My main question is about needy children where did […]
I was impressed and encouraged when I heard Miss South Africa 2011, Bokang Montjane, being interviewed about teen pregnancy in South Africa. Her interest and commitment to being involved in this vital issue is a ray of hope for the future of so many girls and women in this country. There are so many reasons
Although it has become much more popular in recent decades, play therapy has actually been around since the 1920’s. Early pioneers such as Anna Freud and Melanie Klein created models for play therapy which are still hugely influential in our work with children today. But how do you know if your child needs therapy? Behavioural
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Part of the madness about being a parent is the feeling that you’re getting it all wrong and your kids are suffering as a result. It can cause debilitating guilt and anxiety when you blame yourself for your kids’ future psychological damage. Sometimes society expects too much of parents, particularly mothers. British psychoanalyst Joan Raphael
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The thing about parenting is that loads of people like to tell you how to do it. There can be a real pressure to parent the right way. This can be infuriating, particularly in light of the fact that there are thousands of right ways to parent, many of which contradict one another. In 1972
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When thinking about how to raise your child, you will no doubt be trying to create a happy childhood for him or her. But your child will not always only be happy, and there will be times when he will be extremely unhappy and it will be all your fault. He won’t feel happy, for
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