It’s not always obvious what behaviours are normal or abnormal in children. Many times, adults and educators tend to think that the child may have behaviour issues when they might not. The biggest issue in identifying abnormal behaviour is that many of the symptoms look the same as normal behaviour.
Some of the most common signs can be:
When people spend so many years doing something so familiar and without much change, there can be a tendency to think that life has passed them by. They may even think it’s too late, and they are too old to start doing something new. Even highly successful people can fall into this mindset.
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If you’re exploring a mid-career change and want to work with children, Early Intervention pathway might be for you.
Some people may think that Play Therapy is just children playing with toys and having fun, but it’s important to note that play is a form of communication and used for learning. Even young animals like lion cubs engage in play to learn the skills they need to function properly when they mature. As adults, we can sometimes forget how important and effective play is in the learning process.
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Counselling is a profession and field that suffers from quite a bit of misconceptions. Even with the advent of the internet and readily available information, the myths surrounding counselling are still there, perpetuated, and believed. What are some counselling myths and is there any truth to any of them?
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Some people believe that letting children play is unproductive, and that it wastes their potential to learn other more important things. Play is often used as a reward for doing something approved by parents and also to be taken away as a punishment. However, play can be so much more than that.
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It may seem obvious that we’re all worthy of being happy, but in reality, too many people don’t feel they are worthy of happiness. There are a lot of different reasons for why people don’t feel they are worthy of happiness.
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It’s not simple or easy to determine if a child has a learning disability. Many otherwise normal behaviours can sometimes be misidentified for being a learning disability.
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Helping children with special needs can sometimes feel like something insurmountable, but there are ways that you can effectively help them.
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You may have heard it said that you should invest in yourself. Typically, it is understood to mean spending time and money on yourself to upgrade your professional skills and to make yourself more adaptable for the working world. That wouldn’t be wrong, but what is sometimes overlooked is that it also means you need to invest in yourself for your own personal growth and your own happiness!
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