Dr Carol Newall, one of Mindworx Psychology's Clinical Psychologists, with her colleague Penny Van Bergen recently had an article published in the Conversation about children and lying. Is telling tall tales all part of childhood - or is all lying wrong? Should you punish your child if you discover they have been a liar? Have [...]
During the toddler stage, expression of emotion is usually uninhibited – children simply act out how they feel. And while it can be mesmerising to watch them be filled with delight, it can be overwhelming to see them act out anger when it happens often, or violates norms (such as biting another child at pre-school). [...]
Resilience Training. It’s the start of the year, and I’ve started to think about the new school year and building resilience. The new school year offers a lot of hope and new opportunities for children, the chance to see their friends again, make new friends and learn lots of new things. It’s a good time [...]
Stop expecting your child to be more incredible than you are yourself! Yeah, that's right. Do you expect your child to be perfect, all the time? And are you perfect? Do you have some unrealistic expectations for your children? It's quite normal to fail a lot of the time, and yet sometimes parents have these unrealistic expectations that their child will not do so. For example, that their child will sit down night after night for years and always be motivated to do their homework well. Or that they will always wake up in a good mood, always feel like eating the meal you cooked, always manage their temper, always remember to pack away… Just like us, children cannot be perfect. And that's okay.
We are delighted to welcome Belinda Sun, a Clinical Psychologist with many years of experience. Belinda's career spans across private practice, private hospital consulting and working with Headspace, one of Australia’s leading mental health organisations. Belinda provides psychological assessments, counselling and therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and their families. She is experienced in the assessment, [...]
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