Parenting Articles
by Liz Szalai General postpartum care has a focus on physical health, and watching out for signs of postpartum depression. While resting up and watching out for the baby blues are very important, are there other things that need to become part of the conversation? What else should you take into account when planning your...
by Liz Szalai As we mature and grow older, we develop more and more coping mechanisms to deal with the challenges life brings. But what about children and stress? How can we tell they are feeling stressed, what can help them cope, and what can parents do to help? Signs of stress in children and...
Worried about your child or teen? And not sure how to recognise the signs of mental health issues in children? Writer and lead editor Andrea Blundell explores. Why is my kid not being themselves? According to charity Young Minds, one in six children suffer from mental health issues here in the UK. Being a kid...
by Liz Szalai Parenting can be hard. We all have been there when our lovely offspring’s bedtime is our most desired part of the day. And that’s okay. And sometimes we wind down with a glass of wine, which can be okay, too. And has certainly spawned many funny ‘wine mom’ posts on social media...
by Liz Szalai Multigenerational households were once the common way of living, and still is in some parts of the world. But in Western culture, with the need for independence promoted by society, the flexibility of work locations, and expat lifestyles? It all added to the rise of nuclear families instead. But are things starting...
Feel like you have long lost control when it comes to parenting? Always asking yourself lately, ‘why don’t my kids respect me?” Why don’t my kids respect me? Sometimes we can get so overwhelmed by the responsibility of parenting, or so caught up in the latest parenting trends, that we can lose touch with the...
Yes, you are aware that, courtesy of the pandemic, a lot of things have gone online lately. And yes, your child is stressed and you want them to experience child counselling. But surely online child therapy can’t be that effective? Actually, the opposite seems to be true. What is online child therapy, exactly? Online therapy...
Has your kid not been acting themselves lately? Or you worry they are too different from their siblings or schoolmates? Left wondering if it’s time for child counselling? Even before Covid-19, an NHS survey estimated that one in nine children had a diagnosable mental health disorder. This was raised to one in six during the...
by Hugh Wilson Between providing for your children and spending time with them, are you worried you are leaning way too far to one side or the other? Welcome to the world of ‘dad guilt’. What is dad guilt? Dad guilt is a relatively recent phenomenon that has emerged as a new generation of dads...
by Andrea Blundell Pretend you want what you don’t, in order to get what you do? What is reverse psychology, really, and is it good or bad for our relationships? What is reverse psychology? At the heart of the concept is the assumption that most people don’t like being told what to do. So how...
