Anger is an essential and primary emotion just like fear, frustration, and joy, yet, It has a terrible reputation. It’s what we and our children do with the anger that creates the difficulties. However, this isn’t anger’s fault! This is not...
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Anxiety is a normal response to a threat and sometimes it’s good for us. It helps to keep us alert when we are about to take a test or do something new. Most children go through times when they feel very frightened about things and the...
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Family life can be stressful at the best of times and even more so during the pandemic. Anger has a terrible reputation because so many people use anger to hurt themselves or others. But this isn’t anger’s fault! This is not anger’s true nature...
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It’s Daylight saving, the clocks are going forward on Sunday 28th of March at 1 am. This means we all lose an hour. To remember which direction to change the clocks there is a simple old saying to memorise: ‘spring forward, fall back’. Despite...
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These are challenging, fearful, and transformative times. Over half of all mental ill health starts by age 14 and 75% develops by age 18 (Murphy and Fonagy 2012). Teenagers are particularly vulnerable due to brain changes in adolescence. We know...
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On the 19th of March, it is World Sleep Day. “Regular Sleep, Healthy Future”. Sleep is intimately linked with mental health for both adults and children. As a society, we consistently undervalue the need for deep and regular sleep (...
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It’s been quite some time since children have attended school. During the crisis young people have experienced an extended period of disruption. For some, there may have loss and bereavement. Therefore, it is perfectly normal for you or...
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All of our lives have been turned upside down in the pandemic. Many parents and young people are reporting disturbances in sleep patterns. As a result of social isolation, fears regarding the virus, and an increase in working online, you and your...
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How are you faring in this unprecedented time? Schools are closed again. Home schooling is yet another addition to an already difficult work/life balance in Lockdown. How can you even contemplate implementing limits or rules when we are living in...
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The pandemic has now been with us quite a while and does not look like it will be going any time soon. Life is more demanding and challenging than ever before. Holding on to a sense of hope that this will pass takes wisdom, fortitude, strength...
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I am writing this just at the end of a year that has been like no other. In the last 12 months, there has been incredible suffering, uncertainty, separation, division, great loss, and powerful hope. I am sure you are glad it’s nearly over...
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Did you know that children are not born with the capacity for self-control? Helping your child to regulate is one of the most important tasks in parenting and within ourselves. Emotional regulation and executive functioning skills are...
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