Welcome to our mental health blog!
Never stop learning with our blog bites. Here, we'll share strategies and insights into counselling, psychotherapy, psychology and common concerns. From relaxation strategies and self-improvement tools to managing anxiety, depression or other mental health concerns, as well as introductions to different therapeutic approaches, we’ve got it all covered!
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The Greatest Gift You Can Give Your Child: Accompanying
Do you know what is the greatest gift you can give your child/teen? Are you spending your time and effort on the wrong things? Learn through counselling how to provide the best love for your child/teen – accompanying.
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.
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.
What Are Emotional Childhood Wounds and How do They Affect Us in Adulthood? by Kim Bartholdi
Difficult experiences that cause childhood wounds can shape the way people feel about themselves and the world around them. Learn about the 5 types of childhood wounds we carry into adulthood today with Psychologist Kim Bartholdi of The Counselling Place Singapore
Handling Your Child’s Sleep Issues
Is your child struggling with sleep or sleep related behaviours? Learn what to do in common sleep related scenario and strategies to have successful sleep.
Supporting Your ADHD Child
Does your child have ADHD? Are you struggling to know how best to manage and support your child? Understand and learn how to interact and work with your ADHD child.
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.
Understanding Our Children’s Misbehaviours
Learn about the purpose of our children’s misbehaviours and effective methods to deal with them. Learn also when it’s time for a professional psychologist, counsellor, and psychotherapist to step in and what the psychologist, counsellor, or psychotherapist can do to help.
Parenting in Styles by Jumh Tantri
Do you know your attachment and parenting styles have a great impact on how you can parent? How can our Counsellor, Psychologist or Parent Coach help you be the best parent you can be? Find out from our Parenting Coach, Jumh Tantri.
Understanding Psychological Assessment
Learn what is psychological assessment and why we test our children. Find out what is the typical process during a psychological assessment and what would a psychologist be able to tell about your child after doing a psychological assessment.
Preschool Ready?
Many parents would like to get a head start for their kids by enrolling in pre-school. However, apart from their ambiguity about having their kids leave their side, they also have some questions and concerns. Read about some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and find out how a Psychologist, Counsellor, or Psychotherapist can help you and your kid prepare to start in preschool.
Staying Grounded - Time for Professionals to Step in with Your Child?
As we become successful in life, one struggle we have as parents is how to help our children to be grounded when they have so much. As parents, we want to give the best to our kids. It is not wrong. But, while we don’t want them to suffer, we also don’t want them to be spoiled brats or grow up feeling entitled. When should we intervene ourselves? When is it time for a Psychologist or Counsellor to step in?
ADHD & Executive Functions
Have you ever wondered what is the link between ADHD and how our brain work? Find out what is executive functions and how it’s impacted by ADHD. Learn how Cogmed Working Memory Training can help.
Help? My Child has Depression!
As parents, we devoted our whole life to ensure our child(ren) are safe and well. Therefore, it comes as a shock for the parents to discover that our kids or teens are depressed! Many questions will run through our mind: Was it something I’ve done? Why are my kids depressed when they have everything? This is a phase they are going through, right? Maybe they are attention seeking? How can I know when it’s serious? How can I keep them safe? What can I do? Should I send my child to a counsellor, psychologist, or therapist? How can the counsellor, psychologist, or therapist help them/ me/ us?