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By Daniel Quin,
Starting primary school and high school are two obvious and important milestones. However, every new year is a transition ... new teachers, classmates, classrooms, and routines. The term one holidays are a good time to consider how your child has adapted to these changes. Things to look out for are changes in your child’s behaviours, routines, and emotions. For example,...
Many people who take paths leading to careers end up somewhere else, though often not unhappily so. Some get a qualification – for teaching, lawyering, engineering and dozens of others – only to practise for a year or three and leave for pastures they had never realised were quite so green before their initial career choice. Others find pastures they...
Edited by Jill Wright,
We couldn't help but be slightly proud of ourselves today, when we came across an article in one of the world's great popular magazines, Atlantic Magazine, on the blind spot that most psychologists have on the importance of data in obtaining better therapy outcomes. Headed "What Your Therapist Doesn't Know", the article, by Seattle-based clinical psychologist Dr Tony Rousmaniere, declares...
Why do we place so much more importance on our body than our mind? For comparison, look at two ways you manage your physical health – a visit to your GP versus working out at the gym. You go to a GP to treat a medical problem; you feel symptoms and seek treatment to return to your “normal” state. By contrast,...
By Gavin Sharp,
In 2016 it was the year of the underdog (think the Western Bulldogs, Cronulla Sharks, Chicago Cubs, Leicester City and even Donald Trump). We have learnt to expect the unexpected. In your business, you can be certain that nothing goes according to plan, no matter how careful you are and how much you prepare. You can’t rely on the status...
Edited by Jill Wright,
It is well known in performance psychology that in order to perform well one needs to be able to recover well. For any individual to bring their best to the company they work for, two things are required: They need to be highly skilled at what they do and They have to be willing to share their assets with...
When was the last time you wrote down your Dreams? Many of us are working towards fulfilling the common Dream of a career, or perhaps house and children and so we work full time to pay the mortgage, but in the process, have we pushed aside and forgotten all our other Dreams? Dreaming is essential to a “life worth living”...
By Daniel Quin,
School has numerous social and academic challenges. A child who experiences anxiety may struggle to embrace these challenges and make the most of school opportunities. Recent Australian research found that 7% of children have experienced an anxiety disorder in a 12-month period. The rates for boys and girls were similar. What does Anxiety look like? Excessive worries School refusal Decline...
Edited by Jill Wright,
Every once in a while, I read a book that strikes a chord. The most recent of these resonant experiences was with a book about a seven-year-old who had a remarkable, albeit unusual relationship with her grandmother.The power of story-telling The child and grandmother used stories as a way of communicating about dark and scary things in a way that...
Christmas is usually a happy and joyful time, but for some families it can also be a very stressful time. A recent Relationship Australia survey found that Christmas is a time of year that many people experience increased anxiety and stress. While some things can be out of your control, like travel, family tensions or parental separations, there are some...