A Family that plays together
Amongst all the stressors and busyness of today’s life, the importance of play can easily go unnoticed. When we think of the importance of family...
Posted 2 days ago / Family
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The role of care in the family – Part 2 of 2
In the first part of this blog, I wrote about how the value of care between family members is a strong uniting force for many Maltese families. I...
Posted December 14, 2018 / Family
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The role of care in the family – Part 1 of 2
In this blog, which will be divided into two parts, I wish to discuss the role of care in the family. The Maltese family is typically united by...
Posted December 12, 2018 / Family
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Family Rituals and Traditions around Christmas time- Part 2 of 2
In the first part of this two-part blog, I discussed the value of family rituals and traditions around Christmas time. The main benefits that were...
Posted December 6, 2018 / Family
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Family Rituals and Traditions around Christmas time- Part 1 of 2
The first part of this two-part blog discusses the value of family rituals and traditions around Christmas time. By family rituals and traditions...
Posted December 6, 2018 / Family
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The Family Mascot- The benefits of companion animals in family life
I am not saying anything new when I say that for many of us, companion animals are considered part of the family. In fact, Cohen (2002) found that...
Posted September 5, 2018 / Family
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Why is it often hard to be different? – Family scripts
Imagine a scripted play and imagine the different character roles in a script that are defined by guidelines on what each actor contributes to the...
Posted August 5, 2018 / Family
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Parents must put up a united front. Is that really necessary?
Children would benefit from an ordered structure present in the family which is consistent and not contradicted. This is the maxim that was...
Posted June 21, 2018 / Family
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Yours, Mine, and Ours- Blended families – Part 2 of 2
In my previous blog, I introduced information about stepfamilies, also referred to as blended families, and focused on elements which may...
Posted June 1, 2018 / Family
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Yours, Mine, and Ours- Blended families – Part 1 of 2
In this blog I would like to focus on writing about relationships in stepfamilies, also referred to as blended families. Parents of children who...
Posted May 30, 2018 / Family
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The Narrative of members of a family & The Curious Therapist – Part 3 of 3
Curiosity is about gaining knowledge about the different views of different members of the family. That is why therapist do a lot of questions and...
Posted June 18, 2017 / Family
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The Narrative of members of a family – Part 2 of 3
As explained in the earlier blog of this series, people usually interpret happenings in their family depending on what happened in the past...
Posted June 18, 2017 / Family
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