Technology is now woven into almost every part of our lives — from how we work to how our children learn, play, and communicate. One of the biggest questions many parents face is when — and how — to give their child a mobile phone. This discussion often arises towards the end of junior school…
The impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic has affected people of all ages personally, professionally and educationally to varying degrees. Many people have struggled with their health, bereavement, loss of livelihoods and/ or income, having to juggle home education, exams being cancelled, loneliness and isolation. For many of us, not being to access our usual…
A recent BBC report on research conducted in 2016 by the mental-health charity Place2Be highlights the ongoing difficulties young people face with anxiety on a daily basis. The study included 700 children aged 10 and 11 and found that two thirds experienced significant levels of worry. The main causes of anxiety were related to school…
Anxiety is a natural and normal reaction to situations or events that appear threatening, for example going for an exam, joining a new club where you don’t know anyone, speaking in front of a group of people. You may experience physical symptoms such as butterflies, racing heart or trouble breathing. The feelings of fear, worry…
Christmas is an exciting time of year filled with presents, socialising and an emphasis on having fun. It is also the time of year when spending lots of time with loved ones can become quite intense and lead to conflict, and expectations to have a “perfect” Christmas are high. Therefore, understandably it can also become…
Managing fussy eating is often challenging for parents as, in addition to concern about physical health, it often taps into beliefs about the role of a being a “good” parent. It can also be incredibly frustrating to have the hard work you have put into making a meal rejected. Here are a few suggestions on…
From: http://beta.bps.org.uk/news-and-policy/why-are-some-us-better-handling-contradictory-information-others Imagine it: you’re happily surfing through your social media feeds – or what we nowadays call your filter bubble – when some unexpected perspectives somehow manage to penetrate. After you “like” the latest critique of police power, for instance, you come across an article arguing that cracking down on crime can benefit minority neighbourhoods.…