First off, this post isn’t about infertility, it is about making the choice & choosing to live child-free as a couple. I’m going to state up front I feel this is a personal choice for anyone. One you need to discuss early on in your relationship for it to work out for you as a… Read More Relationships: Choosing To Live Child-Free
What Is Self-Harm? Self-harm is a deliberate act of harming the surface of the body through cutting or burning. But can also include destructive and dangerous behaviour such as misuse of alcohol or drugs. It is more common for people to think of self-harm as cutting and although any life-threatening injuries may occur, they are… Read More What Is Self-Harm?
As I said in previous blogs in this series (start here) it’s the teen’s job now to move away from you and become independent adults. They can present with bizarre and sometimes unpredictable behaviour. Some of this will be normal (and I hate this word “normal” as there is no such thing as normal) and… Read More Parenting Teens Part 4 Behaviour: What is typical & what’s not?
Please note that the previous blogs in this series already give you some techniques that you will find useful here. I didn’t want to repeat them below but check them out (Week 1 Week 2) for more details. How To Deal With The Negative Mindset. To help you dealing with, and help teens deal with, negativity… Read More Parenting Teens Part 3 Dealing With Negativity
I talked last week about anger management in some small detail and modeling good anger management for your teen. This is hugely important if you wish your teen to be able to manage not just anger but all their emotions. Today I’ll talk about understanding how the teen’s brain is different from the adult brain.… Read More Parenting Teens Part 2 Dealing With Anger
Before We Begin. When I sat down to write this I ended up writing too much. So this is at present a 4 part series and I have to warn you this post is still long. I apologise in advance, but I would advise you to take your time in reading it. Maybe get a… Read More Parenting Teens Part 1
Being a carer is a whole lot more than just looking after a family member. It’s a completely selfless act that comes from love and is done so willing by the person. But it also becomes an identity as many put their whole lives on hold. They also put their own mental and physical health… Read More Starting Your Life Again After Being A Carer.
A speech and language disorder is often first diagnosed at developmental check-ups. Children may not have reached each expected developmental milestones as expected (see below) so it may caught at one of these check-ups. These disorders impair a child’s functioning, and can if severe enough disrupt a child’s ability to communicate. So as such they… Read More What Is Specific Speech And Language Disorder? How can you help your child?
Last week we discussed what Domestic Violence is and that it covers more than just physical abuse. It also includes emotional, financial and sexual abuse. Neither does DV care what level of education you have, nor how much money you have, your sexual orientation or gender. You can read that blog here. Today’s blog will… Read More Domestic Violence: What to do If I want to leave? How to help a friend?
Most people still find it difficult to talk about domestic violence. But we have to in order to help, educate and raise the discussion about it in order to end domestic violence forever. Domestic violence never just affects one person. It also impacts the children of the relationship, their family or friends. So what is… Read More Domestic Violence: What is it?
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