All children behave in challenging and difficult ways. But if your child has persistent and frequent behaviours such as anger, arguing, defiance or vindictiveness towards you and other authority figures that impacts their daily functioning they may meet the criteria…
What is joint attention? Joint attention is a behaviour in which two people focus on an object or event, for the purpose of interacting with each other. It is a form of early social and communicative behaviour. Joint attention involves…
Mindfulness is simply paying full attention in the moment. It involves relaxed focusing, without any judgement. For kids, mindfulness may be used to help with managing conditions including autism spectrum disorder, challenging behaviours, ADHD, anxiety and stress. Growing evidence suggests…
Every parent deals with challenging behaviours, but when behavioural problems are severe or frequent, they can cause problems for the child and their family. If managing challenging behaviours has become a significant issue at home or school, it could be…
Psychology is often thought to be about counselling for mental health issues, but you might enlist the help of a psychologist for a wide range of concerns about your children. Aside from mental health, seeing a psychologist may help if…
