Category Families
How to Overcome Stage Fright
It can actually be easy to nail that optimal performance and overcome stage fright. Easy? Yes way. Firstly, anxiety is not always detrimental to performance. You may already know this though. Except for that time that you were standing side…
I thought things would be different at 40…
Many people have a vision for their life that includes certain goals and milestones to be achieved by certain ages. Perhaps you thought you’d own a car by 18, be married at 27, have kids in your early 30s or…
Do’s and Don’t’s of communicating with your child’s school
The school year is well and truly underway, and children and teachers should be right in the process of getting to know each other. After a few weeks at school, often parents start to wonder “how is my child going?”…
My child has started school and cries at school drop off. What can I do to help them feel less anxious in the morning?
Most young children will experience some level of anxiety related to school at some stage, particularly when commencing their first year of school or at the beginning of each new school year. They might worry about making friends, fitting…
My child won’t go to sleep!
Is it a full moon…as my child won’t go to sleep?! One of the most demanding challenges for all parents is that of the unsettled child that just won’t go to sleep. Having two children I’ve had first-hand experience of…
Top 5 habits for parents who want to improve their Work Life Balance
Sometimes just mentioning the term “Work Life Balance” is enough to trigger a stress response in parents. “Once baby makes three” the hours in the week can feel as though they have become much more compressed and less available to…
Managing the Angry Beast
Managing anger can be one of the most difficult things as it sometimes seems that anger as an emotion takes over and then dictates an individual’s actions…and this experience can be even more difficult for a child to regulate…
Do I really need New Year’s Resolutions to achieve a better, more meaningful life?
Well it’s that time of year again…the New Year has hit us and many of us get excited by all the possibilities that go with the opportunity for reflection and a fresh start.. after the festive season of endless parties,…
Preventing festive season burnout: 6 Tips to a smooth Christmas!
With Christmas just around the corner, some of you may be noticing the stress, apprehension, excitement or dread rising, knowing full well what Christmas day means and plays out like for you and your family. Whether Christmas for you is…
Surviving family Christmas – 7 strategies to enjoy, not just survive, your Family Christmas
Well with Christmas fast approaching, as a psychologist I find it interesting to note that the month of December is one of the busiest times of the year in the practice. What often brings people to therapy at this time…
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