Many adoptive parents feel that they are at a stage where they can put the most difficult phase of adoption behind them once the matching and placement process is completed. Typically, adoptive children do settle in within their new families, … Read more
My mum drinks too much
No matter how old you are, it is extremely painful to deal with a parent who has an alcohol problem. Instinctively, you may want to help them because you worry about their physical and mental well-being and fear they may … Read more
What is Systemic Family Therapy?
By profession, I am a family therapist trained in the Systemic approach to therapy. Sometimes, clients that I meet for the first time wonder and ask what family therapy is, and also what would typically happen in a family therapy … Read more
Why did I become a family therapist?
This blog tackles a different subject to the themes I usually go for when writing my blogs. This time, I wished to share with you my passions, my experiences and reflections around what has led me to this profession. Naturally, … Read more
Mummy mode il-ħin kollu
Jiena u l-mara tiegħi ilna flimkien għal kważi seba’ snin. Qatt ma kelli fuq xiex ingerger, iżda minn mindu twieldet it-tifla sena ilu, qed ninnota li l-mara m’għadhiex tfittixni u bilkemm tagħtini attenzjoni. Smajt bosta nies jgħidu li koppja … Read more
It-tfal għandhom jgħinu d-dar?
Jiena raġel miżżewweġ u għandi żewġt itfal, it-tnejn subien, wieħed ta’ 12-il sena u wieħed ta’ 10 snin. Jien u l-mara ma nistgħux naqblu fuq jekk it-tfal għandhomx jgħinu bil-faċendi tad-dar. Jiena nemmen li importanti li jagħtu daqqa t’id inkella … Read more
Working while my kids are on Easter Holidays
Let’s face it, juggling between work and taking care of your children is not an easy thing to do and it only gets harder when they are on holidays and you are not!
If we had to take a look … Read more
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 play, we may mainly think of the benefits that it has for the development of … Read more
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 also introduced a challenge that can be experienced by persons caring for … Read more
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 strong ties of care and affection, where family members often feel a … Read more