Mental Health of Dads can Affect their Parenting
It’s not just mums who can suffer from pre and post-natal depression, dads are also at risk. Researchers have mainly studied pre and post-natal depression …
Reducing Parent’s Stress Increases Children’s Self Esteem
Here’s some vital news for parents who are stressed Everyone knows that healthy self-esteem is crucial to a child’s sense of value and self-worth. What …
Parents and Fatigue
Been wondering why parenting drains your energy? Well, it seems you’re not alone. Researchers at the Parenting Research Centre in Melbourne undertook an Australian community …
Self-Acceptance: The Psychological ‘Armour’ that Protects Young People
SELF-ACCEPTANCE inoculates and protects young people to deal with stressful situations, such as poor achievement, negative peer comments, issues with body image, identity and other …
Self-Acceptance: The Foundation of Mental Health and Wellbeing
What is self-acceptance? Are you someone who when faced with strong criticism, lack of success or negative self-perceptions of body appearance AVOIDS giving yourself an …
4 Powerful Ways to Think for Children to be Resilient
As a parent, it is hard to know all the answers when it comes to raising children – especially in the area of building their …
Students are like icebergs: Their attitudes are deep!
Attitudes are particularly important to a young person’s wellbeing. The iceberg model shown above illustrates the powerful influence attitudes have on how young people think, …
Beating Bullying by Thinking Differently
Having a resilient mindset makes a big difference to how much damage bullying does – parents and teachers can help kids learn that they have …
The Parenting Style that Builds Greatest Resilience in Kids
Kids are often better than adults at bouncing back and some kids seem to be born with a temperament that provides them with a talent …
