I remember each and every time one of 4 of my 5 children left home. I cried non stop. Even though I knew that they weren’t very far away, in fact, one only moved a few miles down the road. But I had spent so long as a mother first and foremost that they’re moving… Read More Empty Nest Syndrome. Why preparation is key?
You Will Be Free Once You Realise You Are. For many reasons, we can feel trapped in our lives and heads, but you are not. You have a choice in everything you do and don’t do. Here are a few of the ways psychologists can help you when freedom doesn’t feel like an option for you.… Read More You Will Be Free Once You Realise You Are.
In the final part, we will discuss technology, self-esteem and home life. Many of the other previous blogs ideas can be incorporated together as they tend to overflow and interact with one another. Technology Assistive Technology (AT) gives invaluable support to children with disabilities. Most children experience it from a very young age now and… Read More Dyslexia: How To Help Your Children Part 3
Following on from Part 1, I would like to say that if you learn the following and nothing else that’s great: Learn everything you can about what dyslexia means for your child. Be able to communicate with the school your child is currently attending and keep communication open with them. Make sure your child has a… Read More Dyslexia: How To Help your Children Part 2
As the parent of 5 dyslexic children the first time I heard about dyslexia I thought I’d been thrown into the deep end of the swimming pool and didn’t know how to swim. There was no information given to me on how to help my child. So when I found out about the Dyslexia Association… Read More Dyslexia: How To Help Your Children Part 1
Divorce is a very emotive topic. Even the mention of it brings those who have been thought it back to what it was like “back then”. Divorce is the end of a relationship that needs to be grieved out just in the same way as a death is grieved. It’s full of emotions that court… Read More Divorce And Children: How Can I Help My Child?
I had never heard the word codependency until I walked into the rooms of an Al-Anon meeting. (Al-anon is for family and friends of alcoholics) I quickly learned this was what I was – a codependent – I was addicted to the alcoholic as much as he was to alcohol. But what is codependency and… Read More Co-dependency
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