Being a parent today can be challenging, especially when managing Millennials. As time passes, more complex issues will arise when matters are left ignored during their adolescence. Often parents will seek intervention for their child when it is too late. By that point, the child may have turned to bad company for comfort, abusing substance to relieve stress or they may have shut down emotionally and physically from their loved ones.
We know that being positive has many benefits and can be transformative, but letting go of negativity and staying focused on the positives can be really challenging.
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As a parent, you probably already spend a lot of time with your child; but if your instinct is to be even more involved, you may be on to something. Beyond just the time that parents spend with their child, the parent’s emotional involvement in a child’s development can be crucial to how the child develops emotionally, psychologically, socially.
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There are many adults who aren’t too bothered by children’s disruptive behaviours, but it’s easy to see why some adults would be more concerned. Disruptive behaviours can sometimes mean something deeper needs to be addressed.
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You often hear people complain about how they are having a bad day, bad week, bad month, and even a bad year. I think it’s common enough to say that everyone goes through stretches where things just aren’t working out in their favour. This is likely true for you as well.
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Poets, philosophers and scientists have been trying to solve the great mystery of what love is. So far no one have been able to adequately describe it’s ephemeral and powerful nature, but all have been able to touch on some aspects of it.
Let’s look at some of the basic aspects of love to learn more about what it is, and how you can see the love in your relationship and others. It might shock or surprise.
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Being an educator is incredibly meaningful but comes with many challenges. The preparation needed to conduct the lesson, the nerve-wracking encounter with the parents to inform of their child’ progress and the look of joy or sadness after receiving their exam results. These are part of the learning process a typical educator must go through.
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Positive thinking has been something many people have picked up on over the last decades and is still alive and well today. It’s often been touted as a great tool for transformative personal growth when properly utilised, but it’s also had plenty of myths built around it.
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Motivation is the reason for your actions and desires. It acts as a catalyst to drive you towards a lofty goal. It is the reason why you want to succeed in your interpersonal relationships as the best mother, father, sibling, spouse, or friend. It is why you want to be successful in your career, why you want to earn more, or be a better person in general.
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Play therapy is a form of psychotherapy and counselling that allows children experiencing loss, trauma, emotional, or behavioural issues to open up their emotions in a safe space. This safe, play space is where they are allowed to face their thoughts and emotions nonverbally through play. It can help ameliorate effects of the child’s deeper emotional issues and helps them to deal with stress and anxiety.
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