Parenting anxious children
Parents aren’t to blame for their anxious children. They will have packed away their own difficult emotions and won’t always recognise that feelings have a …
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Wedding Bells or Divorce Hell?
There’s nothing like repeated cancellations of expensive wedding plans to find out whether your future spouse is a keeper or a bride/groomzilla who turns out …
Stuck in a Rut?
In the days when children should be seen and not heard before technology delivered unlimited entertainment, boredom was a normal childhood experience. This was considered …
Overweight Truths – Muffins anyone?
Do Calories Count? Different calorie sources can have vastly different effects on hunger, hormones, energy expenditure and the brain regions that control food intake. Even …
Good Grief
How we grieve has been simplified into what’s described as the grief curve. Each of its five stages will be familiar to anyone who has …
Tell Me Sweet Little Lies
Kind Untruths Aren’t Lies, Are They? But it’s something we all do routinely every day. Most lies are fairly harmless and without malice. Compliments are …