This is a huge and complex question; one that is awash with statistics, articles, research, opinions, political and educational concerns by politicia…

Children who have experienced little or no love and care in childhood owing to their parents unhappy relationship and inability to cope with their ow…

I have been thinking a lot recently about the situation children find themselves in when their parents have separated and they spend time with both M…

The keys to parenting teenagers - perhaps the most difficult time in our lives as parents - are to listen, respect their views, and give emotional lo…

When it comes to getting children off to sleep our grandparents knew what they were doing. We do not often here tales of difficulty relating to sleep…

If you talk in a respectful way to your child, it not only helps increase their self-esteem, but also provides a model for them to treat others in a…

A therapist explores how early experience can shape our needs and attachment styles in adult life

The process of identifying your child’s developmental delays, obtaining a diagnosis, researching the route which is best for your child and then secu…

Attachment theory describes several behavioural systems, the function of which is to regulate human attachment, fear, exploration, care-giving, peer-…

Attachment theory may be considered a theory of emotion regulation. The mechanism of transmitting attachment organization and, thereby, a characteris…

My private practice puts me in contact with many people who are hurting emotionally from childhood experiences, although, as adults the hurt may be m…

A psychotherapist explains how therapy can help young people