Category: Children and Adolescents

Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress such as: family and relationship problems, serious health problems, workplace and financial stressors. Resilience is not a quality which you … Read more

Travelling; a word which used to make you feel happy and excited. Exploring a new country, seeing new things, learn about new cultures, taste amazing food, be away from work, relax, have time to yourself and the list goes on! … Read more

This blog is a continuation to my previous blog entitled Some things to think about when planning to have a child- Part 1. In my previous blog, an emphasis was placed on the couples’ right to choose whether and … Read more

Traditionally, having children was the prime function of a marriage. It was often considered as the obvious next step for a married couple to become parents. I still experience that children are highly valued by many couples nowadays, but a … Read more

As a parent your instinct is to protect your child from harm, to hold them tight and to love them unconditionally. Helping your child to thrive and be successful may come natural. However, could you be overdoing it by overprotecting … Read more

Have you ever looked at your child playing and stated “Oh how I wish I were still a child, all I would have to do is just play”? The importance of play may be underrated as during playtime children are … Read more

In the United States, stepfamilies are becoming more common than the biological family. This generally would entail that the new addition to the family has to start integrating into a system which has been already in place for a number … Read more

This may sound strange, but in the eyes of a child it is not clear whether he should follow parental instructions or satisfy the expectation of the parent. It is even stranger to accept that these are NOT one and … Read more

Parents often complain that their teenage children do not talk with them. It gives some assurance to see children turn to us for advice and comfort. When our children decide to turn to someone else to share their issues, it … Read more

Would you like a method that guarantees compliance? Use fear. If you do, be prepared to face some lashing from people. Society heavily sanctions the cruel use of fear with the aim of causing submission. This is most evident in … Read more