Children instinctively protect themselves from emotional pain. They tend to hide their feelings, often making it hard to tell when they are struggling mentally. Most children try very hard to be happy and it can be misleading to think that when they smile, laugh and play, they are not feeling sorrow or fear. Children are […]
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Early in my career as a clinical psychologist, neurodiversity was unheard of in my professional circles. There is no reference to it in the DSM-5™ (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). For those reasons, I and many of my colleagues have had some concerns about using the term neurodiversity until recently. An interesting post
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Most healthy children are busy, active and constantly running around. But if your child has been given a diagnosis of ADHD, you\’ll be looking for answers. Understanding your child and what is behind the symptoms of ADHD is the first step to helping her. Get to know your child and explore ADHD treatment options. There
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Are today’s children and teenagers more mentally distressed than they used to be, and if so, why? What is it about today’s world that seems not well suited to children? Children in Mind (Wits University Press) tries to address these three important questions. The developing minds of children are strongly influenced by the environment in
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Today’s children are growing up in a different world to the one most of us experienced as children. Adapting to this new and constantly changing world is a challenge, not only for kids but for adults as well. We are the first generation of parents, child care workers, therapists and educators that are having to
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I often find myself recommending to parents that their troubled children should play a team sport. It isn’t the cure-all, and there are usually a multitude of other aspects to improving your child’s mental state. But team sport brings opportunities for growth, change and maturity that is often accessible, affordable, convenient and sensible. It’s also
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Some children as young as two years old can navigate their way around cel phones, laptops and ipads. Toys and games are fast going out of fashion. New millenium kids are growing up in a different world to the one we grew up in and their future will revolve around technology. So, of course, the
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For some people, the hardest part of being a parent is knowing when and how to let go. When it comes to the psychology of babies and young children, everyone talks about the importance of attachment and bonding. Of course there is good reason for this, and it can’t be emphasized enough that the emotional
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BY JANYS ORELOWITZ BABIES IN MIND PRACTITIONER, SPECIALISING IN ADOPTION One of the toughest problems adoptive parents face is that of talking to children about the reasons they were placed in adoption. Adopted families can be so happy and loving that it can be hard to bring up any unpleasant information. While you may wish
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Children in Mind is concerned with anything related to the mental health, behaviour and emotions of children. So we support these 10 principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Children – as passed by the General Assembly of UN in 1989, and activated in September 1990. Children’s Rights: 1. The child shall enjoy
