The impact of early puberty on children’s mental health
What is early puberty? Early puberty is when a child’s body matures before the age of 8 for girls and 9 for boys. Along with the physical...
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Curtis Cavanagh
Dec 1, 20223 min
Self-Efficacy
There are times in life when we may need to rise to the challenge of a task and find the confidence, skills and determination within to...
Sarah Dunstone
Oct 18, 20221 min
'E' is for Enuresis and Encopresis
'A' to 'Z' of Mental Health Children who have enuresis may repeatedly wet, either their clothing or bed, and this can occur during the...
Sarah Dunstone
Sep 21, 20222 min
Depression
'A' to 'Z' of Mental Health D is for Depression: At first glance depression seems to be quite obvious to recognise: low mood, crying. But...
Sarah Dunstone
Sep 15, 20221 min
COVID and Children's Mental Health
'A' to 'Z' of Mental Health The world over, children, their families and wider community have had one thing in common – learning to live...
Sarah Dunstone
Aug 31, 20221 min
Brains - 'A' to 'Z' of Mental Health
B is for Brain: Children’s brains go through significant growth spurts during their early childhood. Once they turn about 6 years of age,...
Sarah Dunstone
Aug 24, 20221 min
'A' to 'Z' of Mental Health
A is for Attachment: Attachment and bonding with a newborn is an important part of their development and wellbeing as this lays the...
Sarah Dunstone
Aug 12, 20222 min
Playtime for Preschoolers
Play is an incredibly important part of a child’s development, including their emotional development. Through play children are given the...
Sarah Dunstone
Aug 10, 20222 min
Managing Parenting and Family in Times of Stress
Raising a family can be rewarding but also a very stressful time, and mounting pressures from family and work can leave parents...
Sarah Dunstone
Aug 3, 20222 min
Imaginary Friends
Children from around 3 to 8 years of age often create their own imaginary friends. This is a natural developmental phase for children...
Sarah Dunstone
Jul 28, 20222 min
Helping Children with Grief and Loss
Whether it has been on tv or story books, young children have an understanding of death. It is however, the permanence of this that may...
Sarah Dunstone
Jun 15, 20222 min
Lets Talk About Parenting Guilt
It is real and it is really powerful. So where does this come from and what can we do to manage it? Instincts and biology tell us that...
Sarah Dunstone
Jun 8, 20222 min
A Little Me Time
The calendar has just ticked over to the month of June which means that we are half way though the year; there are no more long weekends...
Sarah Dunstone
May 14, 20222 min
The Benefits of Play
“To think things through, children need to play things through” – Jean Piaget When engaging in play, children are able to explore and...
Sarah Dunstone
Apr 20, 20221 min
Family Time Means Connection Time
It’s that time of the year again when the Easter Bunny is about to visit. The weather is perfect and this makes for the ideal time for...
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