Adolescents and facebook
Up to 90% of adolescents use one or more of the social networking sites – Bebo, My Space or Facebook are examples – and that’s a lot of young people socialising with a computer screen
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Step-parenting
However well it goes, there are times when step-parenting presents a significant challenge, especially in the early years.
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Adolescent sex offenders
Sexual offending continues to be an emotive topic that elicits extensive discussion amongst the general public, scholars, and the legal system
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Always late!
Nine-year old James is never ready for school on time. It doesn’t matter how much his parents nag or threaten, he is always late.
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ADHD
Children with attention deficit /hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are constantly distractible, impulsive and unusually active. They may also have other serious behavioural, emotional and learning problems which can get them into an awful lot of trouble if ADHD is not recognised and treated.
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10 Commandments for separated parents
1. You will recognize the child’s right to a positive relationship with both parents, and will not badmouth the other parent in the child’s hearing. You will not make remarks or facial expressions that suggest that the other parent is not a worthwhile person.
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Understanding ADHD
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder – excerpt from www.mentalhealth.org.nz
Children with attention deficit /hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are constantly distractible, impulsive and unusually active. They may also have other serious behavioural, emotional and learning problems which can get them into an awful lot of trouble if ADHD is not recognised and treated.
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Self-help websites
These websites are recommended by our clinicians:
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Self-help books
These books are recommended by our clinicians, and you can look at the book by clicking on the picture:
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Thinking about puberty
A lot has been said recently about the difficulties adolescents face because the self-control functions of their brains can’t keep pace with their biological drives to explore the world and experiment, resulting in risky behaviours.
Bewilderment about adolescent disorganization and the apparent loss of self-control exists partly because parents and teachers assume that children’s thinking ability improves consistently across the transition from childhood to adolescence. That’s not how it is.
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