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14Jun

​Staying in Touch with Far-Away Parents

Louise Chunn

father, home, mother, relationships

Relationships

Louise Chunn's Guardian feature on trying to help care for her mother in New Zealand got a great response. Here she adds some practical tips
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10May

Why Empathy is Important in Parenting

Stuart Passmore

children, empathy, father, mother, parenting

Relationships

Showing empathy towards your child might protect them from difficulties such as low self-esteem, anxiety and depression
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28Apr

How to Avoid Making Things Worse for Your Stressed-Out Teen

Ben Bernstein

family, father, mother, parenting, stress, teenagers

Relationships

The teenage years are difficult, for parents and child alike. Ben Bernstein suggests calm, focus and confidence as the best ways to support your child, especially if they are stressed during exam season
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20Apr

Decca Aitkenhead: The Loneliness of Losing Your Partner

Decca Aitkenhead

bereavement, family, father, identity, mother, self

Relationships

Decca Aitkenhead's partner Tony drowned while saving their son from a dangerous riptide. In this exclusive post, she reflects on the loneliness of living without him and their shared memories
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11Apr

​The Day My Father Told Me He Wasn’t My Dad

Anonymous Therapist

family, father, parenthood

Relationships

The revelation that Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's natural father is a story that has intrigued the media. For this female therapist a similar bombshell came as a shock that she believes she has now absorbed
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23Mar

For New Mums and Dads Dealing with Negative Feelings

Julia Bueno

depression, family, father, men, motherhood, parenting, pregnancy, selfcompassion, therapy, women

Therapists

Therapist Kamila Kaminska writes to all new mums and dads who are struggling with perinatal depression and anxiety
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08Feb

Do We Really Know what's Best for Our Children?

maria oliveira

children, counselling, family, father, mother, parenting, therapy

Therapists

As a parent, you may think you know what is best for your child. In her work with children and teenagers, therapist Maria Oliveira has come to realise the importance of giving young people a voice in the family.
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02Feb

Mindfulness Tips for Exam Stress: How to Support Your Child

Graham Doke

children, education, family, father, home, meditation, mindfulness, mother, parenting, stress, tips

Soul

Graham Doke shares some simple mindfulness tips to help parents support their children through exam stress
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26Jan

My Child has Autism - Who do I Turn to for Help?

Philippa Boulter

care, education, family, father, mother, parenting, therapy

Therapists

Children and young people with autism often exhibit common traits; but it's important to remember each child with autism is different, says therapist Philippa Boulter.
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04Jan

My Child is Self-Harming: What can I do?

Louise Shuttleworth

children, family, father, mother, parenting, teenagers

Therapists

A therapist who specialises in working with children and teenagers who self-harm offers advice to parents.
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