It seems that everywhere you turn, people have something to say about parenting. Whether they’re sharing their own experiences or passing...

Raising a teenager can be an adventure, to say the least. It's no secret that teenage brains are wired differently from those of adults....

It is nearly here – the Wonderful Christmas time! School concerts and assemblies, Christmas songs and decorations everywhere you go,...

Do you have a tween? A person who is not yet a teenager nor still the little sweet child they once were. Mood swings, bursts of anger,...

October is Depression and Mental Health Awareness Month and October 10th is WHO World Mental Health Day, so I want to share a few tips as...

Happy September everyone. May the new school year kick off on a positive note. Wishing calmness, strength and zen-mode to all of us (both...

Think back to your own summer holidays when you were a child. Most of the time, we were spending time outdoors and playing in the yard....

The school holidays are here! Are you feeling happy to have the kids home, or are you already counting down the days until they go back...

Is your family leaving Hong-Kong? How are you feeling about this decision? And what about your kids? Saying goodbye isn't easy for most...

A long time ago I was fearless. I could swim past the buoys and enjoy the corals of the Red Sea, I could parachute from a plane and...

Last month's blog was about self-care, and I shared a few tips on the physical and mental ways of dealing with anxiety in adults,...

Hi parents, We all have been stuck on an emotional roller coaster over the past couple of years. The world keeps throwing up more and...

In the previous article I wrote about the myths that surround the need for punishment, whether emotional (ignoring, grounding, or...

Psychologists and developmental specialists unanimously agree that punishment is detrimental to a child's development. We’ve all heard...

Sane parenting during the silly season sounds like a tall order, but I promise that it's not as difficult as it sounds. I agree that...

We used to think that IQ was a deciding factor in how a child would fare in adulthood. However, many years of research and studies have...

Are family meetings a regular part of the routine at your house? Family meetings can be such a positive part of family life, and can have...

In these days of COVID-19 travel restrictions, quarantines and lockdowns, many of us have found it difficult or impossible to travel and...

One of the crucial components of friendly relations between people is attachment, to which the famous psychologist J. Bowlby devoted his...

Why is it important for parents to be in charge? The part of the brain dealing with logic and rationality and controlling emotions, the...