Reflecting back on the early weeks, months (or even years) following a child joining the family is something I spend a fair amount of time doing with the majority of…...
Many adoptive parents are puzzled by the apparent change in behaviours during the adolescent period. They describe their children who were previously warm, loving and kind-natured as turning into something…
READ MOREPICA is the eating of non-edible, non-nutritious items such as stones, plastic, wood etc. It is more common in children on the Autism Spectrum, children with a learning disability and…...
What is Blocked Care and how do I know if I have it? I recently wrote about why, as a therapist, we often prioritise work with parents over working directly…...
“My child flies away somewhere and I don’t know where she goes or what she’s doing!” This was one of the comments a foster carer made to me when we…...
Well, the latest craze has well and truly landed hasn’t it! Introducing ‘Pokémon Go’. In my work I have spoken with a number of parents recently about the children and…...
As a relative newcomer to working with adoptive parents (albeit with lots of experience working with children and families in mainstream services), I have noticed this question coming-up a lot….
READ MOREProtecting our Online Reputation – Self Care as a Digital Parent “Secure your own mask before helping others” Introduction In my previous article on digital parenting I wrote about how…...
What is Child to Parent Violence? Child to Parent Violence (CPV), also known as Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (APVA) or Parent Abuse (PA) has been gaining increasing attention…...
There is no escaping the rapid advances in technology, social media and a young person’s online world in recent years. For our children born into this world as digital natives…...
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