Take a moment to remember a time in the last few days in which you felt stressed, frustrated or worried. Reflect for a moment on your body in that moment. Your heart rate had sped up a little, you were breathing a little quicker, your body temperature rose slightly...
12 year old Tyler* and his mum came to visit us concerned about something they called his “twitch”. To show me what they were talking about, they bought along an iphone video of Tyler playing his xbox while this twitch was happening. Basically Tyler’s “twitch”...
1. Knowing our children: It is important for us to be aware of our children’s strengths, challenges, thoughts and struggles. Spending time with children: Research suggests the sheer quantity of time is not important – but quality time (time where children feel heard,...
Homework is often a stressful experience for both young people and their parents. Research has shown homework is a significant source of family stress and conflict. The more homework a young person has and the less confident a parent feels in their ability to help...
I ran a seminar for parents of anxious kids last week and at the end one parent asked me this question: “My daughter is having problems with the girls in her class. I know we should talk about it – but every time I bring it up, she shuts it down. She...
Every week we see children, aged from 5 or 6 onwards who say something like this: “I wish I was dead” “I wish I’d never been born” “I want to die” “If I have to do this/if this happens I will kill myself” “I...
