What you should know about Social Skills and Children? How can lacking Social Skills negatively affect your child? School can be such an exciting, amazing and fun experience for some children. Unfortunately, this is not the case for others. Often we think of school as a place to...
Can Self-compassion help me? We know how to be kind to others and how it makes them feel. You too can learn to be kind to yourself…. Dr Kirsten Neff introduced the concept of self compassion as an alternative from of self relating or acceptance, further highlighting...
There are many questions that bring people to think about mindfulness. And many questions that I ask my clients, or that they might ask me: What is the mind? Where is my mind right now? What does it mean to be fully present? How can I...
What you should know about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) >Do you tell yourself your child is just unique and prefers to keep to himself / herself or do you wonder if there may be something more to that uniqueness? Autism Spectrum Disorder is a condition marked by...
Autism Assessment: The diagnostic process is so complex, and usually very overwhelming. Many professionals are involved, all asking for the same information over again; and parents often feel like they are constantly highlighting the negative side of their child’s behaviour and personality. Parents often tell...
How to give your Child a Smooth Start to School Starting school for the first time is a significant milestone for both children and their parents. The transition to school signifies the end of kindergarten or childcare, a place where young children often feel very...
Vida Psychology is delighted to announce Child and Adolescent Psychologist Emily Bull has joined our dynamic and expanding team. Below is a brief outline of Emily’s experience and qualifications. Qualifications: Masters of Psychology (Educational & Developmental). Monash University General registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation...
An abusive relationship is one where someone behaves in a way that is controlling or intimidating towards their partner. This behaviour is intentional and deliberate and it can be physical, emotional, verbal, financial or sexual in nature. Abusive relationships exist across all genders, socio-economic groups...
Our lives are so busy, so it is important for our bodies and minds to restore on a daily basis. We do this in different ways, one of them is through sleep. For some people sleep is something that happens naturally, but for others it...
Can a Psychologist really help me with what’s ahead after such shocking news? Cancer can be a very frightening and often unexpected diagnosis. It is important to know there are a number of professionals who can help not only you, but also your family members. Having...