How to Prepare Your Teenager for That First Counselling Session
Do your homeworkFind a psychologist or counsellor online or through a recommendation. Try to check out her website or profile, read her blog, or have a brief phone conversation. You may want to book a session to discuss the issue, and to get to know the counsellor....
Workplace Etiquette for Personal Issues
Be discreet. Share what you need to share with trusted friends, or your boss if need be, but don’t give unnecessary details to the entire group. Your disclosures should be limited to what they need to know, and should focus on how it will affect your work. Some staff...
Managing your stress at work
Workplace stress is a common problem. There are many demands on your time and resources, and it can be overwhelming. Here are some ways to manage your workload and reduce your stress:Say no. You don’t have to accept every request or opportunity. If you don’t have...
Journeying Through Grief
Grief can be incredibly isolating. It is almost surreal, how life moves on around you, in spite of how you are feeling. It can seem insensitive and unfeeling of everyone else to just keep going when all that you are is in questions, when everything you knew is...
Starting Over
Starting over can be difficult. When you have experienced time, energy and effort, it can be frustrating and overwhelming to contemplate beginning again, whether you are working on a project, a chore, your career, your finances, or a relationship.Your initial reaction...
10 Ways to Connect With Your Child
10 Ways to Connect With Your Child Have a sense of humor. Joke and laugh. Lighten up! It's okay to be silly and to play. Shared experiences and inside jokes create strong bonds between parent and child, and looking back on those positive moments can be helpful...
10 Ways To Improve Your Child’s Behavior
10 Ways To Improve Your Child's Behavior 1. Acknowledge when your child does well. 2. Give incentives when appropriate. 3. Tell your child what to do instead, rather than saying “stop that” or “behave” without an explanation. 4. Model appropriate social skills. 5. If...
10 Ways to Help Your ADHD Child
10 Ways to Help Your ADHD Child1. Use visual or written reminders for routines and rules (i.e. House rules, chores, hygiene, etc.). 2. Be clear about expectations and rules so that you do not get into power struggles and arguments. 3. Have realistic expectations that...
