What is Depression?
The word depression is used to describe various and sometimes overlapping experiences. To many people being depressed means feeling sad, 'blue', downhearted, disappointed, detached or upset. However, a person can feel all these emotions without being 'clinically' depressed. Feelings of sadness or the 'blues' are generally brief and have slight effects on normal functioning.
Parent guide to helping children manage conflict, aggression and bullying.
Parents face many challenges in raising their children to be safe, happy, well adjusted and able to deal with conflict and frustrations in non-violent and effective ways. Many parents are concerned about the amount of violence children are exposed to - at school, on the television, in video games, and in their communities.
Understanding and managing Anxiety.
Anxiety is an uncomfortable feeling of fear or impending disaster and reflects the thoughts and bodily reactions a person has when they are presented with an event or situation that they cannot manage or undertake successfully. When a person is experiencing anxiety their thoughts are actively assessing the situation, sometimes even automatically and outside of conscious attention, and developing predictions of how well they will cope based on past experiences.
Alcohol and other drugs.
People tend to choose the substances that help them in some way, such as increasing pleasure, or decreasing emotional or physical pain. As alcohol and other drugs act directly on the central nervous system, they can seem to be predictable and effective ways to change how a person feels - at least in the short-term.
Preparing your child for school.
The start or a return to school can be a particularly stressful time for parents trying to make sure they are ready for their child's first day. We are talking: those last-minute shopping trips to gather the necessary supplies, trying to get your children into a regular sleep routine, all the while still trying to keep them occupied.
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