‘Tough Love’ or just ‘Love is too Tough’

While I was completing my clinical training as a psychologist I had the opportunity to spend time working under Professor Mark Dadds, a world-renown researcher in the area of parenting…

There has been an ongoing war within the world of research around the impact of pornography. Although there is some limited research suggesting it may be harmless, there is a…

We have a problem. Us men. The research tells us that, as boys, we have a higher prevalence (a 2:1 ratio) of mental health problems compared to women. The suicide…

Sasha is an 8-year-old in Year 3 at school. It has never been easy. She has tried. Many times. When she first started school at the age of 5 she…

Not all children are built in the same way. Some of them are outgoing, some of them are a little more reserved, some are brave and fearless, and others seem…

I am increasingly concerned about the pressure that parents are being placed under. The pressure to be the best parent in the world, to provide everything our children need, and…