Most of you are accustomed to my writing about parents and children. So, my blog today may come a bit as a surprise. Apart from an intense passion I have towards work with families, I have a second love; the … Read more
Assertiveness
Assertiveness is an extremely important and useful interpersonal skill to have. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that social and communication skills trainings frequently cover this topic.
Being assertive refers to expressing ones’ opinions, feelings and convictions in a direct, … Read more
Gaming Addiction
As technology becomes more advanced and popular, so do games become more intrinsic in the lives of those who who enjoy playing a good video game. Nowadays, games have developped to an extent where it feels very realistic, which adds … Read more
The Invincibility Fable
This behavior is a special kind of egocentric thinking specifically observed in the teenage years, first proposed by David Elkind (1967).
Invincibility is a phase of development during adolescence that has been associated with risky behavior. It leads teenagers to … Read more
Debunking the Don’t Pick your Baby up Immediately – Look at what happens at your baby 2/2
By delaying soothing we are effectively permitting this hormone to remain in the baby’s system for an abnormally long time frame. Whilst cortisol is an important part of the human system, prolonged presence of this chemical in our system may … Read more
Debunking the Don’t Pick your Baby up Immediately 1/2
One should not pick up a baby immediately when it cries. This was the parenting advice that many have been given in the past decades. We were taught to believe that this effectively removes over protection and creates healthy independent … Read more
Mhux qed indum kemm nixtieq
Jien ġuvni u ili xi tliet xhur f’relazzjoni ma tfajla li toġobni ħafna. Għalkemm toġobni ħafna qed ninduna li meta nkunu intimi ma xulxin ma tantx qed indum u qed nibża li lilha mhux qed nissodisfha. Din m’hijiex l-ewwel relazzjoni … Read more
Nobgħod nikxef żaqqi
Jiena raġel ta’ 40 sena u ili miżżewweġ xi 6 snin issa ma mara li nħobb ħafna. Meta kont iżgħar kont nittrennja u nista’ ngħid li kelli ġisem pero kemm ili li żżewwiġt, ħabba raġuni jew oħra, naqqast fl-attivita’ fiżika … Read more
Telqitni ħesrem
Jien mara li kont ili kważi sentejn mat-tfajla u ma nistax nifhem għaliex telqitni wara argument. Ma kinitx l-ewwel darba li ma qbilniex fuq xi ħaġa u spiċċajna nargumentaw – kemm jien u kemm hi aħna rasna iebsa. Pero dejjem … Read more
Inġbidt lejn il-personal trainer
Jien mara ta’ 35 sena, miżżewġa b’tewmin ta’ 7 snin. Nemmen ħafna fl-importanza ta’ l-attivtia’ fizika u minn żgħożiti dejjem kont nieħu sehem f’xi sport jew atletika l-iskola. Xi sena ilu ridt nerġa nibda u bdejt immur il-gym. Riċentament qabbadt … Read more