Anger, Aggression And The Teenage Brain. One of the first steps we need to take as parents is to understand what happens in the teenage brain when they are angry. When we take on board information our amygdala produces hormones that create strong reactions to physical pain or emotional alarm. It controls the flight, fright… Read More Understanding And Helping Teens Deal With Aggression.
When we think of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) we often only think about those that have been on the front lines of war. But anyone, including children and teens, can, and do, develop PTSD after a traumatic event. What Is PTSD? Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by either experiencing… Read More Recognizing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder In Children & Teens.
Around 20% of school-aged children and teens will experience anxiety. For most these relate to school or their families. I’m not going to outline the symptoms or causes in this blog as I’ve already outlined these in detail here. What I do want to concentrate on is giving you some strategies to help your child.… Read More Helping Children To Worry Less
Mental Health Tips During this time we are naturally going to be anxious, stressed and tempers may get frayed. It is only natural for people to grate on each other nerves when confined to one place for long time. Patience will be needed, especially if you are a parent of teens. If you allow your… Read More Parents: Home Schooling & Mental Health During COVID-19.
Understanding aggressive behaviour in children requires a parent to become somewhat of a detective in their child’s lives. Aggressive behaviour may have multiple causes ranging from psychiatric conditions, disabilities, medical problems or life circumstances at it’s root. You Know Your Child Best. A parent will know their child best of all and can judge whether… Read More Understanding Aggression In Children
Siblings spend more time together than they do with anyone else during childhood. It is complicated bond that can be influenced by many factors such as birth order, personality, parental treatment, family and other experiences outside of the home. It can be a very intense type of bond that can bring siblings closer together. Or… Read More How To Deal With Sibling Rivalry In Children
What Is Self-confidence? Self-confidence is simply a feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities, and judgement. Most adults can have a hard time with feeling this way about themselves, and will struggle to pass it on to their children. Self-confidence doesn’t mean you act in an arrogant manner or feel superior to others. In fact,… Read More Building Self-Confidence In Children
Most teens will experiment. They experiment with everything. They will push as many boundaries as they can. It is their job to do this in order to push themselves into adulthood and away from you as their parent. They are launching themselves. But what happens when their experiments go wrong and they end up with… Read More Substance Abuse In Teens
Temper tantrums can be very hard to witness as any parent will tell you. They usually occur in 1 to 3 year old children. These temper tantrums may seem out of control to witness. But they are the child’s way of expressing strong emotions that they are unable to express in what we would consider… Read More Understanding Temper Tantrums In Toddlers
Parenting a child is a difficult and at times a stressful task. As parents we normally don’t receive any training either, other than how our own parents raised us. We do what we can and hope along the way our guidance will enable our child to grown into independent adults. We start with the best… Read More How Do You To Stop Enabling Adult Children?
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