No matter how well you think you’ve prepared yourself for parenting, moments will arise that stress you to your breaking point. You will inevitably react unfavourably at times and make mistakes. The good news is that this is usually nothing an apology, explanation, and change of course can’t fix. The bad news is that if these short-sighted responses ...
“We are all gifted and we are all disabled.” These were the remarks of a developmental psychologist who I heard speak at a workshop. What a powerful reminder that as part of the human condition, we are each blessed with unique gifts, abilities and talents, and we each experience our own challenges in navigating life. What does this mean for ...
Most parents are aware of the fact that reading to their children both encourages better literacy skills and creates a wonderful opportunity to spend some time bonding as a family in a quiet, loving setting. It helps parents and children alike to unwind and get away from the bright glare and constant stimulation of electronic devices prior to bedtime, ensuring ...
Anger is a notoriously infectious emotion, easily setting off the desire to react in like kind. Many of us were not taught how to effectively deal with anger during our own childhoods, so when we experience anger in a child, we struggle to react in the way we feel we ought to. Keeping ourselves calm and judicious may prove possible, ...
Autism has been in the spotlight for many years. In movies, television, and novels, autistic characters are portrayed to have ...
Politics has always been a controversial topic, but rarely has our political climate been as divisive as it is right ...
Not every relationship works out. This is true whether the relationship in question is a friendship, romantic relationship, or the ...
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 ...
