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Parenting, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Children, Teens, Exams The Counselling Place Parenting, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Children, Teens, Exams The Counselling Place

Effective Parenting Strategies for Supporting Your Child During Exam Season

Do you find it stressful during the exam season even though it’s your child / teen who’s taking the exam? Are you wanting to support your child / teen but not sure what to do? Learn tips for creating a conducive study environment at home, strategies for effective communication with your child about their study needs and feelings, and techniques for helping children manage stress and anxiety related to exams with our Director & Registered Psychologist, Ho Shee Wai.

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Teaching Children The 5 Languages of Apology

Help your child or teen to get out of their egocentric stage by learning how the 5 languages of apology. Learn how a psychologist, counsellor, or parenting coach can support your child/teen develop vital skills for conflict resolution and repair.

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Parenting Children who have Undergone Separation & Divorce

Are you going through separation or divorce? Do you have concerns about how your children or teens are coping? Learn what are the issues children or teens may be experiencing, what signs to look out for and how you can help as a parent.

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Teens, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Parenting, Anxiety, CBT The Counselling Place Teens, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Parenting, Anxiety, CBT The Counselling Place

Anxiety in Teens by Natasha Larkin

Is your teenager finding it hard to focus at school or enjoy friendships? Do they want to miss school? Do they want to not be part of social settings? Maybe they have lost motivation in aspects of their life such as sports and hobbies? Or maybe the thought of performing in a school play or music concert or a sporting event or passing an exam is just too much for them to process? Counsellor Natasha Larkin discusses anxiety in teens and what to do to support them.

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Talking to Your Children about Death

Death is a difficult topic even for us as an adult. This is even more challenging for children. As parents, we want to be able to help them cope with a death. Be it that of a loved ones (grandparents, parents, siblings) or that of their pets. However, often we are at a loss as to how to talk our children about death. There is no right or wrong, a lot of it is dependent on the specific context of your family, your values, and the unique personality of your child.

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Talking to Children About Sex

Talking to your children about sex is something that many parents find challenging. Find out how to have this conversation, what are the important age-appropriate information you need to impart, and how a counsellor, psychologist, and psychotherapist can help you in this process.

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