A single dad has asked for advice about his teenage daughter who is stressed about his welfare when she moves out to go to university. He asks if he has “gone about this in the wrong way” by saying everything is just fine and joking with her that he “can’t wait to...
As workplaces across Australia encourage their employees to work from home, it’s important to take a moment to consider the impact this could have on mental health. Amid the surge in Australian coronavirus cases, health authorities have advised we practice social...
For many of us, what we face as coronavirus continues to spread is unprecedented,and the associated anxiety around coronavirus pandemic is on the rise. And it can cause fear and anxiety every which way we turn. We’re facing social isolation and possibly working from...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a pandemic, school are facing temporary closures and sporting events are being cancelled around the country. As COVID-19 spreads around the globe how do we, as parents, speak to our children about COVID-19 while...
This is a reminder for everyone to be mindful of their language around COVID-19. “Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic” – Dumbledore Covid-19 News Headlines “65 million people could be killed by the novel coronavirus” “We are...
The world as we know it has changed dramatically over a short period of time and many children, even the younger ones, will be picking up that something strange is going on. Talking to our children about feelings including anxiety is crucial. Perhaps they are now...
