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22Dec

The Psychology of Gratitude

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

children, gratitude, parenting, psychology, therapy

Therapists

Therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen explores the psychology of gratitude, and why true gratitude matters, especially at Christmas.
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22Dec

Revealing the Hidden Pain of Family Estrangement

Terri Apter

family, father, home, identity, mother, parenting

Relationships

What happens when you cut ties with your family, or your family cuts ties with you? Terri Apter explores the high emotional and psychological cost of family estrangement.
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25Nov

Can You Be Too Close to Your Daughter?

Terri Apter

children, family, mother, motherhood, parenting, psychology, women

Relationships

As a head teacher warns mothers from being their daughters' BFF, psychology professor Terri Apter says that closeness and support are far better than distance and disapproval
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28Oct

What is Selective Mutism?

SMIRA

anxiety, children, parenting

Mind

Selective Mutism is an anxiety disorder which affects 1 in 150 children, yet it is relatively unheard of. Often confused with shyness, this disorder can cause long-term problems if the right support is not given.
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26Oct

BACP: 'Parents Shouldn't Resist Counselling for Children'

BACP

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

Mind

Karen Cromarty of the BACP on the current state of mental health amongst children and young people, and why parents should consider professional support from counsellors.
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15Oct

Selective Mutism: When Your Child is more than Just Shy

Marika Dimitriadou

anxiety, children, family, parenting

Mind

Marika thought her daughter Katerina was just shy, only to discover that she actually an anxiety disorder, Selective Mutism.
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13Aug

How to Support Your Child this Exam Results Day

Eileen Wise

children, education, empathy, family, father, mother, parenting, school, stress, student, teenagers

Therapists

Exam results day is notoriously stressful, for teenagers and their parents, especially if disappointing results come through. Counsellor Eileen Wise offers her advice
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16May

The Benefits of Child Psychotherapy

children, counselling, family, parenting, therapy

Therapists

Child psychotherapist Ryan Lowe explains her work, detailing the potential benefits of child psychotherapy, not just for the child but for the whole family unit.
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06Jan

What you Need to Know About Counselling for Children

Michèle Bartlett

children, counselling, family, parenting, therapy

Mind

The need to know information about counselling for children and child psychotherapy.
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22Aug

Why Children Need Questions Not Answers

Chris Skellett

children, education, family, father, mother, parenting, psychology

Mind

Children massively benefit from thought-provoking questions which inspire inquisitive responses and allow them to come to their own conclusions to problems.
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