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24Jul

How to Cope When a Child Leaves Home

Nicole Addis

family, father, home, mother, parenting

Therapists

When a child leaves home, parents feel sad and even resentful. Nicole Addis shares her feelings after her daughter left the nest
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08Jun

Why We Shouldn't Try to be Perfect Mothers

Rachel Kelly

family, mother, motherhood, parenting, women

Relationships

‘Dear Sebastian,’ the letter began in a childish script. ‘Thank you very much for my Birthday Present. I love ‘Angelina Ballerina’ books. Love Yore God Daughter Eleanor’. I laughed. As any mother reading this will know, the likelihood that my husband Sebastian would have a) known it was his god-daughter’s birthday b) sent her a present and c) known that she liked Angelina Ballerina would have been as likely as me going six rounds at the pub. For the truth is, while women have made huge strides in the workplace, many men have not made commensurate progress at...
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20Feb

How Tiger Parenting Kills Curiosity

Terri Apter

children, education, family, father, mother, parenting, psychology

Relationships

Psychologist Dr Terri Apter on the downside of tiger-parenting. It robs children of curiosity
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27Jan

How to Talk to Your Daughter About Sex and Relationships

Terri Apter

family, parenting, relationships, sex, teenagers

Relationships

Mothers and daughters often have difficult times during adolescence. So how should they talk about sex and relationships, asks psychologist Dr Terri Apter
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14Jan

Can We Love Our Children Equally?

Wendy Varley

family, father, mother, parenting, siblings

Relationships

Is it possible to treat all your children exactly the same. Mother of four (including triplet girls) considers
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20Dec

Can You Pass Anxiety Onto Your Children?

Anonymous Therapist

anxiety, experienceoftherapy, family, motherhood, parenting

Therapists

How therapy helped a young woman whose anxiety was linked to events in her childhood
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