By Lucimey Lima Although the adjectives of this title seem to be contradictory, as ‘lovely’ and ‘challenging’ can be hard to imagine when describing a single phase of life. However, these two words and the feelings they represent co-exist in how a family can experience a...
Helping your children to keep learning at home could be stressful for you and your kids (primary school aged). Here are some tips to maximise learning without going nuts! (Of course, application will vary depending on how your school is structuring their online learning). Check...
What if I get sick? What if my family gets sick? I can’t keep on top of all the parts of my life and manage the COVID-19 changes. What if I lose my job? What will happen in the next few weeks/if we go into...
Do you want to spend the next few weeks arguing, telling the kids to be quiet, and trying to distract from fear? What if our kids are able to look back on these few months and say ‘remember when we had so much fun staying...
The Importance of Assertive Communication Humans are social creatures, and the connections we make in our interpersonal relationships play an important role in our overall happiness. Unfortunately, a large proportion of people experience communication difficulties in their interpersonal relationships. In fact, unhelpful communication styles are a frequent...
Would you like to know how you can help your child have a smooth transition 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...
The Festive Season is a busy time of the year that can be both joyful and overwhelming. Social gatherings, presents, shopping, cooking, decorating, preparing. All of these things plus the more than usual contact with family and friends can elicit difficult emotions and some personal...
There can be a lot of pressure during the Christmas period to spend, spend, spend. For those struggling financially, this can cause a lot of stress and worry. The good news is that a fun-filled Christmas does not necessarily need to be an expensive one. These...
In Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) we consider acceptance to mean embracing emotions, thoughts, and other internal experiences without trying to change them. For example, we can accept our anxiety by feeling it in our body, noticing the anxious thoughts, and seeing the anxiety fully,...
By Melissa Bourchier IQ Tests, Intelligence Testing, Cognitive Assessments, Educational Assessment, Achievement Tests… These terms are very confusing! Let’s look at two groups of testing here: IQ (Intelligence Quotient) testing, intelligence testing, and cognitive assessments are one group. I will refer to this as a cognitive...