In recent years, doctors started recommending to their patients the use of animal-assisted therapy (also called "pet therapy") in order to augment medical treatment of various diseases. This type of therapy is based on the therapeutic contact between animals and human beings. The interaction with animals helps to speed up the rehabilitation process. People have known for ages the therapeutic ...
Working memory allows us to temporarily hold and manipulate information to accomplish daily tasks like following instructions, remembering phone numbers, and shopping. It develops gradually through childhood and relies on key skills like attention, auditory memory, and visual-spatial skills working together. Working memory capacity varies by individual and naturally declines with age, but can be improved through targeted training. Those ...
Selecting a career path that is both effective and satisfying is one of the most important decisions a person makes in their entire life. However, young people are facing this choice at a time when their self-understanding and awareness of the world of work is very meagre. In the best-case scenario, adolescents discuss these issues with their parents who can ...
"If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves." C.G. Jung, Integration of the Personality, 1939 The following is a true story, these incidents happened within minutes of each other. I am doing shopping at the supermarket. Down ...
With climate change becoming an increasingly common theme in politics, news, and even entertainment, it’s no wonder more young ...
As children grow older, their behaviours change dramatically. While a hysterical tantrum over something minor is completely normal at two ...
As a psychologist living and working in Toronto, where 51% of residents were born outside Canada, I deal with immigration related ...
Many parents come to us to conduct giftedness assessments (IQ test) for their children. Statistically, only a small percentage of children undergoing gifted testing qualify for placement in gifted programs, yet many others show very good results that position them quite high in terms of creativity potential. We provide all parents with personalized recommendations on extracurricular and enrichment choices in ...
It's hard to keep disturbing news away from your child. With environmental dangers like hurricanes and earthquakes, human dangers like terrorism and the news media faithfully following the old adage "If it bleeds it leads" there's bad news everywhere. While some children tend to react anxiously to disturbing news, others keep it in. They don't seem to react but fixate ...
