Balance Your Emotional Books
Age of Austerity
We hear a lot about austerity these days and mostly, we know that it relates to the government cutting back on spending in a way that few of us have experienced before. The grand themes of cut-backs, fiscal policy, debt measured in billions and so on resonate with us all as we each try to balance our own books so that our personal spending as close as we can, matches our incomes. Not always easy!
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Featured Post
Brighton Therapy Service: News and Views
Welcome to Brighton Therapy Service!
We launched Brighton Therapy Service in April 2012 and so far, we are pleased with the response we have had to the site and the services we offer. We are always keen to hear from our visitors whether it is to say hello, give us some ideas or to arrange therapy for yourself or your child. We specialise in providing therapy for children and young people but we can help you with a range of difficulties whether you are a child or an adult. If you are here considering us for therapy and you are not sure whether we are the right service for you, please do get in touch. We can advise you and always suggest other options which we think could be helpful.
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Managing emotional storms in your child Part 4
Rainy days in half term – working out what is wrong
Oh no! After a fantastic sunny weekend it is raining again. You probably want to get on with some things at home. is your child whining or arguing with a sibling? Children always act out rather than work it out. It is our job as adults to try to make sense of the behaviour. It is very helpful in doing this to think of children’s problem behaviour as a communication and ask yourself, “What question is my child asking me by being so difficult today?” Read More»
Tangible Rewards
Half-Term: Tangible Rewards for Parents and Children
In half term week it is important to have a positive approach to boundaries so that everyone including the parents can relax. School Holidays are great for children and can bring some terrific opportunities for honing those parenting skills! At the same time, it can bring challenges with the interruption to a busy work or home life and constant contact with the children who are used to all that stimulation that school life can offer. Read More»
Does Diagnosis Matter?
What’s in a Name: Does Diagnosis Matter?
I wonder if you recognise these words, “Tis but thy name that is my enemy?” Probably not. How about this line, “…That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet?”
Of course, now we’re getting warmer! That is Shakespeare’s Juliet speaking about her beloved Romeo. She has been brought up to believe that anyone with the name Montague is bad but she is questioning this and making up her own mind about the man. She concludes that whatever his name, he would still be the same person she loves. Read More»
Should Police Look for Runaways?
Why Can’t the Police Keep Working With us to Support the Runaways?
The Police recently announced a change in approach when children are reported missing especially, where children are in care. An article published by the Guardian says:
…A radical new approach was being unveiled to target investigations on those at risk instead of responding to every call-out. Read More»
Managing emotional storms in your child part 3
Why teenagers are like spring bulbs
Rose and Michele have been thinking about how bulbs really do all the growing when you are not looking and you have to endure the long hard winter with frozen ground floods horrible winds just like we have been having here this year! Then when you have forgotten how horrible it all was out comes the sweetest flower. So all the work you put in to make the soil fertile can lead to the bulb being healthy and ready to shoot. Read More»
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