Parentification: What is it, and how can you help a parentified child?
Parentification: What is it, and how can you help a parentified child?
Some children don't get to 'play house' - they end up running the house, and taking on adult-level responsibilities. When a child is forced to take on the parental role by their... read more »
Making Sense of Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
People with ARFID struggle to increase and vary their food intake. A very distinctive eating disorder, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), made the headlines recently when a British teenager... read more »
Dealing with Your Child’s ‘Bad’ Friends
Children's friendships are intense and all-consuming. Do you remember the intensity of making friends and developing friendships when you were young – the agony and ecstasy of searching and finding your friendship group? You probably found a few ‘bad’ friends along... read more »
Looking Out for Men’s Mental Health
Men must ignore the outdated pressure to be strong and silent. It’s only in recent years that men’s mental health has been readily talked about in the media. Statistics on male suicide have necessitated conversations... read more »
Family Break-Ups at Christmas
Did you know that Christmas is a peak time for couples to end their relationships? The most wonderful time of the year for some can be a time of family disharmony for others. In the celebrity world, famous people tend to announce their divorces between Christmas and New Year –... read more »
Parity of Esteem for Mental and Physical Health Services: Are We Making Progress?
As we reflect on the highs and lows of World Mental Health Day 2018 (held on 10 October), it's always a chance to analyse how close UK society is to achieving equality between mental and physical health provision. Known as parity of esteem, uniting these two branches of health... read more »
Papal Visit: Praying for Forgiveness Falls Short
As a consultant psychologist, I am stunned to see the Holy Father Pope Francis asking for God’s forgiveness for the atrocities that the Catholic Church has carried out through countless decades. Forgiveness comes, so religious scripture tells us, from repentance. Repentance is about making good the harm... read more »
Terror Levels and Anxiety in Children
Tributes at London Bridge after the 2017 terror attack. Credit: ChiralJon, via Flickr (flickr.com/photos/69057297@N04). The results of a recent YouGov survey... read more »
Child Poverty: Is a Child’s Success Dependant on a Parent’s Income?
Who says the child with the bigger house and affluent lifestyle must automatically achieve more... read more »
Easy Back to School Tips
Back to school, with a new term ahead. The back to school routine can be a little stressful for some children. Change is often positive, but... read more »