Psychology / Self-help |
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| Symptoms that may be helped by craniosacral treatments include feeding difficulties, colic, irritability, poor sleep, developmental difficulties, emotional distress, and ear and sinus problems... ...more |
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| My son is 15 and has brought me nothing but...
'Trouble?' I thought you’d say that! No, my son is 15 and has brought me nothing but joy. 'You’re kidding! How did you do that?' ...more |
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| After 3 long years of trying, a miscarriage, Chinese herbs fertility stones and an eventual successful IVF cycle I was to finally be one of the ‘smug mothers.’ ...more |
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| Death hurts. When we lose someone or something we love, every level of us hurts and is affected. There is nothing that can prepare us for exactly what happens when a sudden loss occurs because every single person responds differently. ...more |
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| • Children are born with Down’s Syndrome approximately one in 700 births.
• It is a misconception to think that children with Down’s Syndrome are born to women over 35 years.
• Two-thirds of all children with Down’s Syndrome are born to mothers under 35 ...more |
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| Imagine a group of pre-pubescent girls, their mothers and friends sitting in the afternoon shade weaving, or sewing, or preparing food. There are giggles and stories and cackles and songs and heartfelt sharing. The scene seems simple, timeless, so natural ...more |
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| What is 'gratitude'? Perhaps we can comprehend it more easily through a gratitude and greed spectrum. We can visualise this quite easily - complete and utter gratefulness is at one end - total self interest and greed at the other. Gratitude is an attitude ...more |
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| When someone dies, in anyone's life but particularly in a child's life, it is important that as much support as possible is provided. Here Maggie Dent provides some therapy options that may assist the child in this time. ...more |
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| From the day our children are born, mothers take on a nurturing and caring role. This does not change even as our children get older. We will swap nappy changes and breastfeeding with supporting our children when they fall out with their best friend ...more |
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| Parents need support raising children. Our society puts mum alone at home, when everyone's interests are best served by mums creating their own community and support networks. ...more |
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| We can assume that most estimates of the incidence of child sexual abuse are under-estimates. Even large population surveys cannot provide accurate estimates of the extent of child sexual abuse in Australia. This is partly because many victims feel unable ...more |
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| Have you ever noticed that intimate relationships seem to be jinxed? You marry someone genuinely wonderful, whom you're certain you can love forever. Yet after a while a strange tension and distance has set in, and one or both of you are sure that you've ...more |
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| Post Natal Depression (PND) affects at least one in ten mothers around the world. While this painful and debilitating condition afflicts mothers — within four weeks of giving birth — it is also stressful for family relationships and detrimental to mother– ...more |
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| Communication between people is a multilayered process. Because of this fact, many of us feel inadequate in our attempts to understand others and be understood. Whenever any two people try to communicate, there are at least two levels to that communicatio ...more |
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| In this extract from his book Manhood, Steve Biddulph looks at the need for men to stand up to their partners, to value the warrior that protects their emotional castle and to set rules to their passion.
Man As Loveable Dope
Most modern men, when fa ...more |
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| The death of a baby, particularly a stillborn baby, is often not seen in the same light as the death of a child or adult. Still Born is also still born, and grieving parents have had a loss few people understand. ...more |
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| Magical Child, a classic work, profoundly questions the current thinking on childbirth practices, parenting, and educating our children. Now its daring ideas about how Western society is damaging our children, and how we can better nurture them and oursel ...more |
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| “I’m going to be the talking womb,” she says. She tells me that’s her opening line. Sounds like an actor speaking about a role, doesn’t it? But Marie Burrows is no actor. In fact, she’s about as real as you get. Sure, she role-plays. But don’t we all? She ...more |
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| Family life is complicated and unpredictable. Day-to-day expectations and responsibilities can create angry emotions in both parents and children. ...more |
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| The transition from child to adult is gradual over time. It can take many years. It's something that happens almost when you are not looking.
For some teenagers there is little formal guidance to assist them during this transitional stage. There are no ...more |
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| Some days mothering seems so relentless and difficult that chores like vacumming seem pleasureable inasmuch as they provide an escape from the struggles of motherhood. ...more |
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| Men leave their families in a multitude of ways. Even if they remain in the home, many fathers are often emotionally absent. Why is this such a common occurence and what can we do about it? ...more |
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| Connecting to your child can be as simple as questioning your assumptions and concepts, writes Naomi Aldort. Learn how you can use the SALVE formula to turnaround misbehavour. ...more |
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| Several months ago, a friend dropped by with a burned copy of the hit movie The Secret. I listened to her excited rave about manifested riches and parking spaces, though I had to smile at the irony that somehow The Secret had not worked well enough to aff ...more |
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