Strong and secure attachment is vital to your baby’s development. You can build attachment by learning to read your baby’s signals and knowing how to best respond to your baby’s needs. Attachment: the basics Attachment is the strong, long lasting bond between a baby and his caregiver. Secure attachment develops in response to consistent and sensitive Read More…
Teenage Issues: What Teens Worry About
Did you Know… Over three-quarters (78%) of children aged 11-14 years value family relationships. Over 80% of children aged 11-14 years want their parents to help them with stress, school problems and personal safety. It’s normal for teenagers to worry about things. Some common teenage issues are schoolwork, stress, bullying and body image. If your Read More…
Connecting With Your School Age Child
Understanding school-age children: the basics At school, your child is busy learning and making friends. This includes trying to understand the rules of life, learning about manners, values and what’s right and wrong, and finding role models like teachers and other trusted grown-ups. At the same time, your child’s brain is developing rapidly, bringing increased Read More…
Anxiety and Your Teen
Anxiety disorders in teenagers are serious mental health problems. An anxiety disorder affects how a young person thinks, feels and behaves. It’s important to seek professional help if you see any of the warning signs of anxiety disorders in your child. Normal anxiety, anxiety problems and anxiety disorders in teenagers Most normal anxiety is short-lived Read More…
Why Play Therapy?
Play Therapy is a deeply respectful, heartful and effective form of counseling and psychotherapy for children from 3-16 years old. It is a humanistic Play Therapy modality that provides wonderful opportunities for early intervention with children. Play Therapy fosters the child’s innate potential and encourages the unique development and emotional growth of the child. In Read More…
Play To Grow Open Day 2015
Come and experience ‘hands on’ Play Therapy with our trained Play Therapists! Play Therapy is a well established and researched form of child therapy which allows the child to ‘play out’ his or her feelings and problems. Play therapy uses a variety of play & creative techniques to alleviate mild, moderate & chronic psychological and emotional conditions Read More…