Doctor Nye, Head of Integrative General Practice in S.A. explains QEC
This article was recently written for a newsletter going to all medical Doctors (GPs) in South Africa. More and more people in the UK, Europe and across the world, understand the future of HEALTH care is in Integrative medical approaches. His words are interesting for...
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Improving mental health, marking schemes and saving money in schools
I have an idea. It's a way to help improve children's mental health... It is something that could happen in schools, especially primary schools... It would cost, .... ummm ... £0. Yup. Zero. Nothing. I can just imagine all the cash-starved Head teachers out there,...
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Why requesting eye-contact is not helpful
"Look at me..." ...are 3 words you wont hear me say. I have heard them so many times in classrooms, corridors, playgrounds, school gates, offices, restaurants... etc, etc. Sometimes said gently, sometimes forcefully; always a command. I know I used to say them to my...
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How to get Children to Take their vitamins
Children are amazing. They have incredible persistence, creative thinking, problem solving skills and they LOVE tackling a challenge...especially one that adults have failed to conquer. 😉 So what? So, why don't we remember this when it comes to getting them taking...
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When parenting challenging children means tough conversations with nearest and dearest
I started socializing a puppy... and everyone had an opinion. I was exhausted after just a few weeks of him ... and everyone had things to say about how I should be doing it differently. At one point I remember having a conversation with a relation, who clearly was...
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Prawn + Mango Laksa-type Creation
I love Thai food. I am currently doing the CHEW Trim Down together with a bunch of lovely parents and professionals, and when I shared this creation in our fb group the requests for the recipe came in. Easier said than done as really I just played in my kitchen, made...
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Summer Monsters – the end of term phenomenon
So the end is nearly here. And, predictably, the end of term phenomenon is in full swing. What do I mean? The end of term craziness that sets in every year, about 2-3 weeks before the final day in school. The increase in energy, incidents, accidents and disclosures....
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SLEEP 401: What Parents need to Understand about Sleep after Trauma ~ The time I advised a parent not to take their child to the doctor.
Children not sleeping well is an issue. It is an issue for them and often quickly becomes an issue for others in the family home too - especially if the 'sleep challenge' is seeming to be an ongoing issue rather than just a blip. Many of the children who I have worked...
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Children are talking about HEADBomz ~ Who’s listening?
Dr Malie Coyne, is a Child Clinical Psychologist and a frequent voice speaking about children's mental health issues in the Irish media. Even this morning she was on NewstalkFM with Dr Ciara Kelly speaking about how to help children after trauma. One of the things I...
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Opinions on ISPCC HEADBomz video from Child Mental Health Experts
Many people have asked over the last 3 weeks, how did the HEADBomz video get approved? Were any Child Mental Health Professionals involved? Who were they? How could they? What on earth are the ISPCC thinking? The official information from the ISPCC - states that they...
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Dear HEADBomz – when will I stop seeing exploding heads? ~ A Letter to ISPCC Childline
I am still really bothered by the ISPCC Childline HEADBomz campaign. It has been live across the Republic of Ireland for 2 weeks now, and for all that time parents, teachers, therapists, counsellors, and school Principals have been sharing their (and their children's)...
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Headbomz – The talking campaign that made me need to talk and say THIS
I saw something yesterday that really bothered me. I could just let it be, move on, pretend it's no big deal - but that doesn't feel right. I need to write this. I really feel it's the right thing to do. So what did I see? The video for the newly launched Headbomz...
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