It’s becoming increasingly common to be a child of a dissolved marriage and there is a lot of research talking about the effects that this leaves on children. There is also quite a lot of research on how parental alienation … Read more
8 Ways to Cope with Parental Alienation
Being rejected by your son or daughter is a painful feeling. Although parents know that separation and divorce are not easy, most would never dream of their children disappearing from their life forever, seeming like a monster in response. Often, … Read more
6 Signs of Parental Alienation
Parental alienation happens when one child refuses to have a relationship with one parent because they have been manipulated by the other parent. This tends to happen when the parents are going through a separation or custody battle. However, it … Read more
I don’t want to have children. Is there something wrong with me?
Growing up, we are often led to believe that the adult formula and key to happiness are getting married, buying a house, and having kids. We don’t think of parenthood as a choice, but rather as one of the milestones … Read more
Raising children: Establishing house rules
Just like societies, companies, and schools have rules, or codes of conduct, a house needs its own rules too. The primary aim of having house rules is to support our children in learning the boundaries within which they need to … Read more
Five ways to Mediate Family Conflict
First of all, what is conflict? Conflict is when two or more individuals disagree or have a difference in their way of thinking. In any relationship, there will always be some sort of conflict. What one needs to learn is … Read more
Raising Children: Honesty is the best policy
Honesty is the best policy is a well-known proverb that people use. Despite this, there are times when one omits the truth or lies about something. The rationale for this might vary from safeguarding the other individual involved to safeguarding … Read more
Should we stay together for the sake of children?
One aspect preventing parents from taking action or addressing conflict is the presence of their children. There would be an added worry about how a drastic decision might affect the children (which differs from if the parents were childless).
The … Read more
5 ways to be a compassionate parent
Compassion is a central aspect of the human condition. It refers to the ability to be present to our suffering and that of others without ignoring it, minimising it, judging it, or running away from it, and responding with a … Read more
I can’t stand living with my family anymore
Sometimes, a child does not want to live in their family anymore. I am sure that most of
you can remember at least one time when you wanted to run away from home. Some
cases would be more serious than … Read more