Tag Archives: mental health

Learn how to plan for family dinners. This helps make your kids feel secure and reduce their behaviours, according to research.

It was very common practice when I was growing up for families to have at least one meal a day together – usually dinner. However, nowadays things seem to be so rushed or family members are on their devices and eat meals separately, which negatively impacts healthy child development. In this article, we will discuss

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Taking the Leap: Exploring the risks and rewards of seeking counselling, and how to make counselling successful.

Counselling can seem intimidating for some. Others might be wary of its benefits. In this article, I will discuss some important aspects that contribute to successful outcomes in counselling. We will also explore the risks and benefits of participating in counselling. What is counselling? First off, I want to explain what I mean by counselling

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Practical Strategies for Caregivers to Emotionally Connect with our Children, for Healthy Development and Behaviours.

All emotions are good/healthy, and they are there to serve a purpose. Parents’ verbal and non-verbal cues play a key role in supporting our children’s emotions and feelings. In this blog, we will discuss how we can support our children’s emotions and feelings… by identifying and labelling emotions, sitting with our children to support them

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