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08Sep

When Your Child Leaves for University

Lyn Reed

family, father, home, mother, university

Therapists

Therapist Lyn Reed says over-protective parents can find severing co-dependent ties with older children difficult, but empty nest syndrome is often exaggerated, as many parents discover new interests when children leave home
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27Jun

Between Being Loved and Feeling Loved

Rae Freeman

experienceoftherapy, family, home, mother, therapy

Mind

'My parents don't seem to like me very much - why would anyone else?' One woman on her relationship with her mother and father, and how therapy helped her understand she is not inherently flawed
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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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04Mar

The Dilemma of the Difficult Mother

Terri Apter

family, identity, mother, self

Relationships

Mother's Day evokes complicated feelings in those experiencing or coming to terms with a damaging relationship with a difficult mother
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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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03Feb

Kindness – Do You Know You're Worth It?

Kate Codrington

massage, mother, selfcompassion, wellbeing, women

Soul

Kate Codrington has 10 tips to help you show yourself a little more kindness.
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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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