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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Adult fighting: What happens to children?
One of the most anxiety-provoking events for children is when their parents fight.
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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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Children who are different
9-year old James says homework’s too hard. However, his teachers say that he’s very intelligent, so how can it be too hard? James picks through his food and takes longer than others. He seems “hyped up”, unable to settle down, and it’s late before he finishes his evening routines and goes to sleep. His parents worry that “he’s not achieving his potential”, “he doesn’t have many friends, or can’t maintain his friendships”, “he just doesn’t listen”, and there are arguments and temper outbursts.
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Anxiety: Afraid or angry?
When human beings think they’re in danger, they react with either ‘fight’ or ‘flight’. These reactions are hard-wired in us, but we all respond differently. A child’s behavior when he is anxious or worried may be in the ‘fight’ mode, with disruptive, oppositional, explosive, angry, or a melt-down – trying to overcome the source of the fear by force.
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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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