Author: Vicky Harris-Little
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Supporting a Child with an Eating Disorder: A Guide for Parents in Singapore
When you suspect your child may have an eating disorder, it can feel frightening, confusing and overwhelming. Many parents describe a mix of denial, guilt, fear and urgency. You may be wondering: Whether you are a local family or an expat family without extended support nearby, these feelings can feel heavy and confusing. Eating disorders…
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Things You Can Do TODAY To Help Your Child Or Student With Executive Functioning Challenges!
Helping a child with executive function involves strategies that support skills like planning, organizing, time management, self-regulation and problem-solving. Here are 8 key strategies to help set them up for success: For example: Essay intro – highlight main point of essay, include a hook to draw the reader in, give background information. Minimum 10 lines.…
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Playing in nature – where the magic happens!
As parents, we are conscious of keeping a balance between screen time and other activities. However; we’ve all heard it when kids come off of screens: “I’m bored!” or “There’s nothing to do!” Getting young people into nature isn’t just about giving them a place to run around—it’s about unlocking a world of benefits that…
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Body Image and our Children
In a world where our children are bombarded with messages about how they should look, we can help mitigate these messages so they grow up feeling comfortable in their own skin. Parents, teachers, coaches and family members all play a role in forming a young person’s body image and at times this can have a…
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World Kindness Day….Not for me thanks!
Controversial maybe, but just hear me out… While researching this blog about World Kindness Day, I spoke to the people around me about what kindness means to them and while I got some great examples, I also got some eye-rolling (mostly teens!) and suggestions that it’s just another one of those ‘fake’ celebratory days. This…
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World Bullying Day
Working in the mental health field we often work with victims of bullying. While the consequences of persistent coercion, intimidation and abuse is real for this population and can often have devastating long-term consequences, on this World Bullying Day I’d like to take a different perspective and explore what supports and encourages these harmful bullying…
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Beyond the Tics: Understanding Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is an often misunderstood condition. It is a complex neurological disorder that is characterised by tics – sudden, repetitive involuntary movements or vocal sounds – that mostly begin in early childhood and peak between the ages of 8 – 12 years old. Studies show that approximately 0.5 – 1% of the population…