My last article outlined the difference between self-esteem and self-confidence. Self-esteem refers to how much value people place on themselves inte…

When does ‘just being kids’ turn into bullying? How do we know the difference?

It is important to have an established and good working relationship with your client. Talk to the client about the inner child and how it may help t…

Young children can find it extremely difficult to manage and regulate their anger. Sometimes anger can feel like a terrifying and overwhelming monste…

Experiencing anxiety when you don’t know how best to come through it or how to regain a sense of ease with your situation can feel extremely debilita…

Food is a complicated issue yet so many of us get stuck in the fight to control what we take in; balanced with the energy we burn through exercise. T…

Attending a workshop recently, a youth worker talked about teenage brain development and how new, recent research has shown that most brain developme…

As the only certainty in life is death, then the chances are you have at some point experienced losing a loved one. When you first lose that person,…

Do you wear masks in life? You may not think so but then again... Most of us have compromised ourselves in some way, to hide or “fit in”. Be accepta…

To be absolutely accurate it’s not just a wristwatch it’s one of those fitness monitors that apart from telling the time also lets me know how many c…

The Family Drug and Alcohol Court system has been in the news recently, with evidence of its efficacy in working with extremely troubled families bei…

“So, let’s get this right - I just sit here and talk and somehow I start to feel better?” This question has been the starting point for so many conve…