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
For most of us the word no is particularly hard to say. There can be a multitude of reasons why that is and I’ll list some of these below. Many of us say yes to everything, and everyone, it seems to be our default setting. We end up with a constantly growing to do list… Read More Why We Struggle To Say No.
Most people over think every now and then. This can be particularly so when combined with the stresses of normal day living and working, such as making a presentation in work, going for an interview, or taking an exam. Over thinking on the other hand is not something we want to cultivate as a habit… Read More How To Stop Over Thinking.
Right now we have had to adapt to a new way of living. Our peace of mind and our mental health has been, and continues to be, tested daily. Our relationships are being put under some strenuous pressures on top of the usually ones. We Need Time Out Research tells us that we all need… Read More Working From Home: How To Help Your Relationship.
How To Deal With Negative People. Dealing with negative people, especially adult family members, can be very trying. We all probably have friends and family members who: badger us, are overbearing, bullying, nagging, controlling, nit-picking, gossiping, frustrating and angry. During this time we can find ourselves feeling more stressed, anxious, depressed. We end up doing… Read More Dealing With Negative People.
It is only natural that people will find their anxiety and stress levels going up at this point. Yes, you will find that your temper will flare, your nerves will fray and your anxiety and stress will go up. There are things you may not be able to control. But you can follow the healthy… Read More Quick Ideas For Stress & Anxiety Reduction.
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.
Why We Need A Support System? We all know that life can have its ups and downs. During those downs we really need positive people who will understand, listen and support us more than ever. Giving and receiving that support is one of the basic needs we have as humans. There are many benefits to… Read More Self-Care: Building A Support System
When Did It All Go Wrong? We live in world that can create a feeling of being constantly on trial. About how we look and who, or what, we should be. The images and information posted in the media puts pressure on us to buy into some pretty impossible dreams. We can easily get caught… Read More Self-Care: Accepting Ourselves For Who We Truly Are.
When we think of a best friend we think of someone that is supper supportive in a positive way. But they are also loyal, fun, honest, compassionate, loves us unconditionally and above all always there for us as we are for them. Best friends tend to bring out the best in each other and want… Read More Self-Care: Becoming Your Own Best Friend.
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