by GenesisAdmin | Feb 23, 2015 | Emotional Development, Parent guidance |
Why are coping skills important? By teaching our children coping skills we are giving them the tools that will allow them to cope with challenges in the future. It might not come easily at first, but practicing these skills from an early age can be likened to...
by GenesisAdmin | Feb 16, 2015 | Parent guidance |
Probably one of the most heart-breaking issues that I sometimes have to deal with in therapy is a parent’s rejection of their child. In the majority of cases I’ve dealt with, the parents are separated or divorced and the non-custodial parent acts as if...
by GenesisAdmin | Feb 2, 2015 | Early Childhood Development, Emotional Development |
Child abuse is an especially poignant topic in South Africa. In 2012 there were over 50 000 reported incidences of violence against children. An even scarier statistic is that, on average, 3 children are murdered in SA every day. The impact of child abuse on adult...
by GenesisAdmin | Jan 19, 2015 | Parent guidance |
In last week’s post we looked at the some of the reasons parents may unintentionally put too much pressure on their kids and discussed some of the harmful effects this pressure may have. Remember that your children are unlikely to tell you that they are feeling...
by GenesisAdmin | Jan 5, 2015 | Parent guidance |
With the advent of Facebook, instant messaging and Twitter we are now constantly alerted to everything everyone else is doing, and more often than not – what they have accomplished. (We all know those parents who congratulate their children in Facebook status...