Addiction impacts every area of an individual’s life. Although addiction often seems innocuous at first, and rarely displays its true colors immediately after it develops, it has far-reaching and often unimagined effects for the individual who is addicted and those around them. Although it may appear as though addiction is only damaging or harmful if […]
It’s ironic how even after working with equal dedication as their male counterparts, women don’t always get as much recognition as men. The pay packages of women in certain industries are also lesser than that of men working in the same position. But you don’t have to let that be the norm. Learn how to […]
Kids who eat breakfast tend to make healthier choices when it comes to food in general and have more energy to burn, making them more likely to take part in different activities. Those who do not eat breakfast tend to become hungry by mid-morning and as a result, snack or overeat. This leads to weight […]
These studies and more show that a having a happy childhood confers benefits including better physical and mental health, more lifetime achievement, and better relationships on adult children. Conversely, unhappiness in childhood seems to lead to many more problems (both in anecdote and research.) Unhappy childhood equals: more addiction, more mental health issues, more physical […]
Have you been bored with the same old activities such as playing board games with your kids and looking for some exciting and unique options to have some great family time together? You can try one of the latest rages that the younger lot is crazy about, well, we are talking about Escape Room! Let’s […]
Using discipline and Teach to inculcate good behaviour is an important part of parenting. Parenting is a constant struggle and parents need to use a broad range of strategies and methods to help children imbibe good behaviour and alter behaviour when it is less than perfect. It is important to mould and be flexible in […]
By developing a sense of gratitude, children are opened up into the world of others. They discover that the world is more than just what they feel and they want, at a given time. Thankful children naturally become polite and kind towards others. By teaching children appreciation, they also learn to respect one another, share […]
Although post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is most commonly caused by experiences such as war, violent events and physical abuse there are other less extreme cases of PTSD. People can develop issues of trauma in situations where they are raised by an alcoholic parent, neglected as a child or emotionally bullied by their caregivers. Poor […]
Most people will agree that keeping children safe is important, but many people don’t know just how big the problem of child exploitation is online. If you don’t know any children who have experienced this abuse first-hand, the problem might seem relatively small to you. Sometimes it isn’t until you see it on the news […]
Many speech difficulties can arise during childhood. Some of them are minor and can be fixed with time, while others are more difficult to change and can last into adulthood. Today, we’ll be looking at one speech disorder that affects children: childhood apraxia of speech, or CAS. What Is CAS? CAS is a speech disorder […]