by 1gridadmin | Feb 5, 2024
Anel Annandale B.soc.sci(psych) | B.soc.sci (hons) | B.Ed (hons) | M.Ed. Email: anel@childpsych.co.zaOffice: 083-711-5267Mobile: 082-695-9319Physical Address: 28 Union Avenue, Pinelands, Cape Town, 7405 Preferred method of communication: E-mail. As I am in...
by ChildPsych | Sep 5, 2022 | Emotional Development
Stress is a normal part of child development. However, toxic stress can increase a child’s risk of developing serious emotional, behavioural, and cognitive difficulties. It can also trigger illness. Let’s take a look at exactly how stress can affect the brain of...
by ChildPsych | Jul 10, 2022 | Barriers to Learning, Education, Uncategorized
During the phase of learning to read, children sometimes mistake certain letters for similar ones, especially ones that can easily be reversed. For example, the child may read “bear” as “dear” or look at the word “dog” and read it as “god”. These types of errors are...
by ChildPsych | Dec 3, 2020 | Parent guidance
Research has shown that children who develop pre-literacy skills are at an advantage of learning to read and write when they start primary school. These skills begin to form very early in life as young ones learn to use verbal and nonverbal communication techniques to...
by ChildPsych | Jun 4, 2020 | Early Childhood Development
There are various types of play therapy suited to different diagnoses. In our previous blog on play therapy, we defined this psychological intervention while highlighting a few of its benefits. This blog serves to talk about how play therapy can be beneficial for...
