As parents, it is important for us to help our children/teens get enough sleep. This means we need to teach young people about sleep; why sleep is important and strategies to use to get enough. But other than “you need to get enough sleep” – what...
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...
This was a question we had recently in the clinic. It was difficult to recommend minutes per se – as it depended on what the child is used to, what other activities happen in the family home and many other factors. But here are the principles we talked through...
Some time back the Huffington Post shared an article titled “Yelling at our kids could be as harmful as physical discipline”. I’ve had a few messages inquiring about the article with some readers saying they have been feeling uncomfortable about...
Lately I have read a number of articles and heard a number of speakers criticise the over indulgent, over involved, over protective parents of this generation. They scorn so called “helicopter parents” for protecting their children and adolescents from what they see...
Every now and then we read/hear news of attempted child abductions. It’s important of course to keep a sense of perspective about these. There are many, many thousands of Australian children waiting at bus stops, at after school pick up points and walking short...
