Handouts, Mental Health, Separation/Divorce, Tweens and Teens
Search for: In general, children and adolescents may make ‘bad’ peer decisions for various reasons, including: 1. Lack of experience: Most children and young adults do not have enough experience with making good decisions in social situations as they are still...Handouts, Mental Health, Tweens and Teens
Search for: There can be many different factors to this behaviour, and it's important to look at it in an overall manner. What is the reason behind this behaviour? What causes the child to behave like this? When the home environment feels turbulent and out of control,...Handouts, Mental Health, Tweens and Teens
Search for: What is cyber bullying: the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. Why do we need to pay attention to this kind of bullying: children may be reluctant to admit to being the...Handouts, Mental Health, Tweens and Teens
Search for: How unbelievably desolate, hopeless and lonely must a child feel those last minutes or maybe hours, days, weeks or even years. How do we know how they feel? What can we do as parents or carers when we are concerned about a child's wellbeing or even...Handouts, Mental Health, Tweens and Teens
Search for: Eating disorders – Early intervention is always top priority There has been a steady increase of eating disorders in children in the last few years so it is important for parents and anyone who works with young children to understand and recognize...Handouts, LGBTQ+ child, Tweens and Teens
Search for: My child is coming out as LGBTQ+ Your job is to accept them and respect them as they are, at this very moment A child’s self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation or gender identity can be tough for parents to handle, especially if...