I found it increasing hard to write this week’s blog. As a mum of disabled children it brought up so many memories for me. Some of those memories are very hard even today. But there are also a great number of good ones. Raising a disabled child does take its toll on your mental and… Read More The Mental Health Implications Of Raising A Disabled Child.
A healthy relationship is one based on both people have healthy boundaries and are able to maintain them in their relationship. It also requires effort by both parties to maintain the relationship. As time moves on in any relationship we can fall in to the trap of relationship complacency. When this happens of course it can lead to… Read More The Importance Of Date Nights To Your Relationship.
Permissive parenting style tends to be a very loving one. But it is characterized by the parent setting few rules or guidelines for their child. The parent can seem more like the child’s friend than a parent. This can have consequences not just for the child’s behaviour but also their mental health. With so few… Read More Understanding The Permissive Parenting Style.
Firstly I am not a medical doctor. The following is for informational purposes only. It may serve as a starting point if your child has recently been diagnosed. It should not replace any professional advice you have received. The reason I include such blogs is because of my own experiences regarding diagnosis in the past.… Read More Understanding Tourette Syndrome.
Those early morning battles to get everyone out the door on time I remember them well. I still cringe as the memories come up. Five children, and at one stage four different schools to get to, seemed like an impossible task. Even now with some adults in the family, that I know will be late,… Read More 2 Tips To Get The Kids Out Of Bed In The Morning.
If you were raised by uninvolved parents the journey to healing can be hard. Often times you may not have realized you were neglected at the time. You could have internalized the pain and loneliness you felt while growing up. Plus having your concerns dismissed as being too sensitive or selfish is so undermining. Sibling… Read More Understanding Uninvolved Parenting And Its Consequences.
Giving someone the gift of reading will empower them for life. A lot of time we take our ability to read for granted. Not everyone in the world has had the same access to books and education as we have. Sometimes we forget this. We also forget that access to information needs to come in… Read More 4 Self-Help Books I Read That I Thought Were Helpful.
Firstly I am not a medical doctor. The following is for informational purposes only. It may serve as a starting point if you, or a loved one, has recently been diagnosed. It should not replace any professional advice you have received. The reason I include such blogs is because of my own experiences regarding diagnosis… Read More What Is Cystic Fibrosis?
Stress, anxiety, fear, tiredness, can all have huge implications on our mental and physical health. Before we know it we are feeling like we are constantly running to catch up. It can escalate into an even more negative cycle that feeds on itself. In the end something has to give and that something could be… Read More How To Keep Focus.
If I’m honest there are plenty of things I cannot do without. Sleep which I’ve made a priority for me and which is part of my self-care routine is right up at the top. But I’d also add in meditation another must that helps with my serenity and mental health. Connections with my support system… Read More What’s The One Thing I Cannot Do Without?
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