Blog: Mental Health in Children and Adults
As a Psychotherapist, I decided to write first of all as a mother of three children and a professional about different areas around mental health and how to support the development of children.
It's always better to focus more on prevention, than trying to fix chronical disorders.
While some parents are sometimes just fortunate or resourceful, others are struggling with many challenges in their lives to have a fulfilled life as a family.Blog Topics:
- Creating Long Lasting Positive Change
- EMDR
- How Mentally Strong People Find Inner Peace
- Helping the Student with ADHD in the Classroom
- Does my child have ADHD?
- How much do you LIKE yourself?
- When FEAR becomes your closest Enemy
- Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents
- Does my child have a mental health condition?
- Being an Expat Teenager
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Creating Long Lasting Positive Change
I have always wondered about the secret of a “Good Life” and the contributing factors.The formula for happiness doesn’t seem to be a success in different domains like more money, better grades, a high reputation at your job, having children or a summer house in Spain. I have experienced it personally that feeling content did […]
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EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing At first glance, Eye movement desensitisation reprocessing (EMDR) appears to approach psychological issues unusually. It does not rely on talk therapy or medications. Instead, EMDR uses a natural body function, Rapid Eye Movement (REM), as its basis. Dr Francine Shapiro, the founder of EMDR, found that just three 90-minute sessions could alleviate symptoms of PTSD […]
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How Mentally Strong People Find Inner Peace
Source: Article in Psychology Today from Amy Morin, 2018 Mental strength and inner peace go hand in hand. Mentally strong people are confident that they can handle whatever life throws their way. That’s not to say they don’t feel pain or that they don’t get sad — they experience their emotions on a deep level. […]
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Helping the Student with ADHD in the Classroom
General behaviour intervention suggestions for TEACHERS Classroom interventions for students with ADHD should be based upon a solid foundation of general behaviour intervention principles. While students with ADHD have a core of common problems, this group is fairly heterogeneous. Thus, instead of focusing on ADHD symptoms, management should target specific problem behaviour directly. Next, an […]
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Does my child have ADHD?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological disorder that can severely impact the behaviour of children and youngsters regarding their school performance and socialising with peers. The worldwide prevalence for children with ADHD is 5%. (Faraone, Sergeant, Gilberg & Biederman, 2003). Symptoms of ADHD: Inattentiveness: Struggle to hold attention during calm activities, tend to […]
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How much do you LIKE yourself?
Potential effects by Social Media on adolescents Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook etc. With the almost endless possibilities of the world wide web, it has been so easy not only to google anything you need to know but also to socialise with your friends or peers on different platforms whenever and wherever you are. It seems […]
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When FEAR becomes your closest Enemy
About Social Anxieties in Adolescents Are you most of the time afraid of making a fool of yourself and thinking that everybody is judging you when you are in public? You might struggle even to open the door for the postman, take the school bus or have a snack in the school cafeteria. Thinking about […]
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Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents
What does Psychotherapy mean? Before my psychotherapy training which I started after working many years as a social worker, supporting families struggling with different issues, I didn`t know much about psychotherapy. While I was working with children, who were suffering from developmental disorders, showing symptoms of hyperactivity and focusing issues, academically low performance at school, […]
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Does my child have a mental health condition?
Many parents are struggling with this question and don´t know if there might be an issue, which needs to be taken more seriously than the usual complaints like oppositional behaviour, mood changes or body image issues during puberty, for example.In general, parents should seek advice/support as soon as possible if their child is struggling in […]
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Being an Expat Teenager
While an Expat Life can offer financial and cultural advantages, children and adolescents often suffer for at least a certain period from an adjustment disorder. It also makes it not always easy for parents to distinguish between temporary and persistent symptoms. An adjustment disorder may occur if they experience a few symptoms below. What does […]
