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
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects a baby’s normal physical development and causes mild to severe learning difficulties. It usually develops when a baby is still in the womb (uterus) and affects about 1 in 1,100 births worldwide. More males are affected than females and people born with Down syndrome have a higher… Read More What Is Down Syndrome?
When we hear the word visual we automatically think about eyesight. We forget that it is the brain that carries out the visual process and interpretations. When someone has a visual processing disorder they have a problem with interpreting visual information such as symbols, pictures, distances etc., not their eyesight. People with a visual processing… Read More What Is Visual Processing Disorder? (VPD)
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
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