Tag: children

It's not unusual for introverts to run across prejudice, even in the clinical setting. They are encouraged by spouses, bosses, ...

Sky Sports presenter Charlie Webster has said she revealed details about sexual abuse by her coach when she was young ...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) children are often victims of bullying and violence in schools, at home and ...

Time to get digitally competent In an age where information technology is growing rapidly in our everyday personal and professional ...

“A sick thing”. “Human trafficking in children”. “A gaping loophole with life threatening outcomes”. These are just few of the ...

Re-homing, a practice which consists in transferring a child’s custody to non-family members without the oversight of child welfare or ...

Recently, I spent an hour at Rosebank Primary School in Avondale, Auckland, speaking as a Duffy Books in Homes Role Model. It’s something ...

Politicians in the United Kingdom have just announced plans to improve mental health services for children and young people. Leader Ed ...

Earlier this year the Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling unveiled plans for an £85 million secure young offender unit in Leicestershire ...

A troubling new report released recently by the National Center on Family Homelessness at the American Institutes for Research documents ...

The number of children living in extreme poverty—on $2.00 or less per person per day in a household—grew significantly from ...

Recently, a colleague of mine came to me for advice on addressing a very tough question from a child: Why ...

Let’s face it, it is almost impossible to shield children from negative world events. In our ever-connected society, breaking news ...

The phrase "digital native" has evolved pretty effortlessly into the common lexicon in the last five years, but is it ...

Recently, Violence Free Waitakere (VFW), in West Auckland NZ, launched "'Jade Speaks Up', a new multimedia resource to help keep ...

The arrest of 12 and 13 year old boys for aggravated robbery and murder respectively in West Auckland a couple of weeks ...

President Obama Speaking at the Working Families Summit As President, my top priority is rebuilding an economy where everybody who ...

Games are an engaging way to build the therapeutic relationship while assessing a child's strengths and areas where there is room for ...

Introducing activities into your family therapy sessions can help make the process more engaging while creating a warm/fun environment, and breaking ...