Posts Tagged ‘parents’
Teenage Pregnancy
Becoming pregnant as a teenager can put enormous stress on young women and their families, especially if the pregnancy is not wanted. However, once it has happened there is no way to go back so the important thing is to support the young woman and to help her to make the wisest choice for her…
Read MoreWhat Parents Mean to Teenagers?
When lots of other things in teenagers lives are changing they need support and love from parents. Through ordinary, everyday activities you can keep a strong relationship with your teenage child. Teenagers, parents and family relationships As children move into the teenage years, many people think that families become less important to them. But your…
Read MoreExperience of Loneliness
What is loneliness? Generally, loneliness is defined as a state of aching isolation in which a person becomes aware of a painful feeling of apartness from others or has an emotional experience of being distanced or cut off from others. Loneliness is a normal human emotion which everyone experiences from time to time, one in…
Read MoreDealing with Conflict
Childhood is the training ground for youngsters to learn how to negotiate the world, school, relationships and living. It is a social experience from which kids reinforce and develop their skills as they grow into adulthood. Helping them to communicate their needs and wants, manage conflict and effectively resolve disputes can be a challenge, requiring…
Read MoreAnxiety – An Overview for Parents
What is anxiety? An inherent response to a perceived threat is anxiety, and normal levels of anxiety can assist people to solve problems more efficiently and to be motivated and more focused. Everybody experiences anxiety sometimes, especially when faced with stressful, dangerous or unfamiliar situations. Most of the anxiety that young people and children feel…
Read MoreHow to Deal With Puberty?
The time when a young person’s sexual and reproductive organs mature is puberty. The body starts to make hormones that trigger growth and sexual development, before any physical changes happen. Puberty starts at around 10 years for girls and 12 years for boys, take or give a year or so. Physical changes can be seen…
Read MoreHaving a baby changes your life
Having a baby changes your life, there is a new little person to get to know, love and care for. Many new moms and dads have very minimal experience with babies until their first baby comes along and can create anxiety, emotional and unexpected feelings. If you are one of these parents, you will find…
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