Psychology Articles | Cairns Paediatric Psychology

Reducing the impact of anxiety

As a parent, there are many things you can do to reduce the impact of anxiety on your children and teach them effective ways to relax.

Your child’s first role model

So much is happening in the first three years of your child’s life that how you behave around them is crucial to the way they adopt ideas about coping with life. Your child’s first role model creates a lasting impact.

Saying goodbye – The truth about separation anxiety

Separation anxiety is a normal emotion for children between the ages of 24 months and eight years and usually works itself out when the child realises their parents will return. But for some children it can persist or return and difficulty saying goodbye may be severe enough to be considered a disorder…

Bereavement and children in care

Children living in out of home care have already encountered numerous and ongoing losses. The death of a parent or loved one is significant and impacted by various factors for these children. We offer more insight into bereavement and children-in-care.

Children and bereavement – how to offer meaningful support

Talking to children about death must be geared to their developmental level, respectful of their cultural norms and sensitive to their capacity to understand the situation. Here are tips on offering support for children in bereavement.

ADHD – How to help your child

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can affect a child’s learning and social skills, and the way a family functions. Counselling for your child and your family can assist the development of home and classroom strategies. How to help your child with ADHD depends on many variables.

Insightful Psychology Articles

Reducing the impact of anxiety

Your child’s first role model

Saying goodbye – The truth about separation anxiety

Bereavement and children in care

Children and bereavement – how to offer meaningful support

ADHD – How to help your child