Tag Archives: behaviour

Do you remember being a teenager and the genuine stress and anxiety that came with the return of your class photos from the school photographer? You’d perhaps forgotten those awkward snaps even being taken.  After all, anything that’s happened more… Continue Reading >

Fiona Rogerson It’s like a nervous energy running through your entire body.  The often relentless, unending worry and concern about everything, anything and nothing.  It doesn’t slow down, and often feels like it’s bigger than you… taking over and leaving… Continue Reading >

…You can’t have any pudding!” This famous line  would have some kids throw a brick in the wall of dinner time! Some parents struggle too: “Dinners are hell in my family. My husband and I disagree on how to handle… Continue Reading >

Fiona Rogerson   Yes.  Dads do experience postnatal depression.  In fact, dads also experience prenatal anxiety and/or depression (anxiety and depression during the period of pregnancy), and postnatal anxiety (after the birth of baby).  Most of us know that depression… Continue Reading >

Elisabeth Shaw, CEO, Relationships Australia NSW   Children need others to thrive. Not only do they need their physical needs met, they need to be loved and safe within relationships. Through those relationships, they develop the assuredness that they can… Continue Reading >

If you remember back to when your baby started to learn new things, they were watching you. You might have rolled over with them to show them how to do it; you probably taught them how to kick a ball;… Continue Reading >

By Robert McKenzie, Youthrive Psychologist   Have you noticed your child taking steps backwards in their development during COVID-19? Maybe there’s more moodiness, baby talk, potty accidents or sleep disruption than usual. Know that regression is temporary, and common in… Continue Reading >

COVID-19 has changed kids’ everyday lives dramatically, but now face-to-face school is officially back on and families are cautiously returning to many routines. But this is a new kind of normal, isn’t it? And just like many adults, some kids… Continue Reading >

My children are part of an after-school public speaking program and are learning about the fine art of communication. After close to a year in this program my 8-year old daughter has become a master negotiator. One of her secret… Continue Reading >

Around 1 in 100 children are affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with boys three times more likely to have autism than girls. To understand ASD, it’s important to know that no two people with autism are the same. Characteristics… Continue Reading >