Teaching children anger management skills
Young children are often caught unaware by their own feelings of anger and frustration. They don’t fully understand what came over them in their fit of rage and may feel agitated and confused (and sometimes a little guilty) by their own behaviour. Here are some tips on helping your little one deal with his anger […]
How to discipline a toddler without creating fear
How do you effectively discipline a toddler? Most parents will know that this is much easier said than done. How do you deal with a being that is the epitome of cuteness in one moment and then the devil himself the next? When is it okay to ignore disruptive behaviour? Until what age are tantrums […]
School readiness: The importance of emotional maturity
School readiness depends as much on emotional maturity as it does on scholastic ability. In order to be deemed cognitively school ready, children need to achieve a test age of 6 years 3 months on school readiness assessments. Yet, I have assessed many children who have scored much higher than this and still recommended that […]
The difference between Clinical, Counselling and Educational Psychology
The difference between Clinical, Counselling, and Educational Psychology: For most parents, finding a psychologist to send their child to is a pretty daunting task. This is often complicated even further by the lack of knowledge around the different disciplines and the apparent cross over between the services offered by each. Who does what? And how […]
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Oppositional defiant disorder is described by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as an ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile and defiant behavior toward authority figures which goes beyond the bounds of normal childhood behavior. Children who have it may appear to be very stubborn, negative and non-compliant. According to the DSM-IV the […]
