The worst sort of grief is your grief

By admin on August 11, 2011

Dealing with loss presents itself in various ways. Whether the loss and grief a person is experiencing is the death of a loved one, the loss of a job or the end of a meaningful relationship, strong feelings of grief can have drastic consequences on a person’s life.

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Is your child confidently multi-racial?

By admin on August 11, 2011

Cross- cultural and inter- racial families are extremely common in South Africa. However, being part of a multi-racial family can be a difficult concept for many children and extended family members to accept.

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South Africa’s high divorce rate could be the root of many children’s problems

By admin on August 11, 2011

In 2008 a statistic was released announcing that over a 10 year period (1998- 2008), divorce in South Africa had been fluctuating between 37 098 and 28 924 cases per year.

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Around the clock worry could cripple your lifestyle

By admin on August 11, 2011

Living in South Africa, one is in some way or the other affected by the loss of jobs, strikes and crime that we hear about and unfortunately experience on a daily basis. The recession has hit the world hard but as a developing country where issues such as crime are a daily occurrence, many South Africans find themselves in a place of constant fear.

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Child Psychologist: when should your child be held back a Grade?

By admin on August 8, 2011

Watching their child excel and move forward confidently and happily is certainly something that every parent would love to see.

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Child fear and anxiety

By admin on August 3, 2011

All children will be faced with fear at some stage of their lives. With each child being different, their patterns of thinking and hence their reaction to the fear, images and internal dialogue that are associated with children are different.

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Drug abuse: bodily and behavioral signs and seeing a psychologist

By admin on July 27, 2011

These days drug abuse taints street corners, schools, workplaces, homes and the minds of South Africans in every city, town and suburb in the country.

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Adult depression; types, symptoms and recovery

By admin on June 24, 2011

There are countless symptoms related to adult depression, these will be discussed further along in the article. There is however one clear indication when an adult has depression and that is when severe sadness is ongoing and begins affecting the quality of a person’s life.

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Only child play dates and why parents use them

By admin on June 24, 2011

Your only child probably gets all your attention. You devote all your love to him or her and because of this and other variables, he or she is probably maturing quickly.

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Helping your children as a single parent

By admin on June 15, 2011

A single- parent home is still a family, despite the reason for the separation. However, raising children as a single parent can be tough and whatever insecurities a parent feels, children feel too.

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