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Online safety; How to keep my child safe
One of the most common questions about online safety I get asked by parents is: How do I keep my child safe online? With technological advances rapidly evolving and social media access more readily available at younger ages, it’s vital…
Attention Deficits: Improving your Attention Naturally and Sustainably
Today’s world demands so much mental strength and concentration. In the modern world demands for attention are intense and unrelenting. Your child must keep up and complete school work. If they miss something that can mean they struggle to understand…
Stop the drama! Improving your relationships
Are you finding that your interactions with others are full of drama? It can be helpful to consider how the roles we play with others contributes to stress and unhappiness. The drama triangle was first described by Dr. Stephen Karpman…
Catch more ZZZ’s; 8 tips to improve your sleep
Sleep. It feels good, it has amazing health benefits, it makes us more productive during the day, but many of us aren’t getting enough! To put this into context, 33 – 45% of Australian adults experience inadequate sleep, either duration…
Life is stressful; taking stock of your mental health.
The World Health Organisation defines mental health as a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope when life is stressful, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to contribute to her…
Positive Reminiscence: How to make the good times count
Step back in time to an event in your life that brings back positive, playful, funny, thoughtful, or interesting memories. Here’s a few ideas to get you started……. It might be the time you were a bridesmaid in a close…
1 in 4 people experience anxiety, are you? 7 top tips for effective anxiety management
If you are suffering from anxiety and struggling to work out how to manage it, you are certainly not alone. I am hopeful that reading this blog might be a start in recognizing that you could benefit from applying some…
Why are children often so maddeningly impulsive?
They so often act without thinking, become obsessed with interests and hobbies and just as quickly drop them. They have the ability to make crazy plans without considering the implications and so often need the adults around them to save…
Deciding to forgive?
In our close relationships we may encounter challenges which are difficult to overcome and cause considerable distress. Many face the dilemma of a partner’s affair, or struggle to understand and stand up to emotionally manipulative family members or friends. At…
13 Reasons Why Season 2: It’s aim was to get us talking, so let’s do just that. (Part 1)
Series two of the controversial series 13 Reasons Why aired in May 2018 and does it have the public talking. Discussions about the show are running rampant in our schools, in our streets and are blowing up our social media…
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