An overview: the golden rule A mothers’ love is both simple and complex. To love is often putting your child’s needs above your own yet is this healthy? Some mothers love in a compensational manner – wherein the love is sporadic, coming and going given the emotional availability of the mother. And when the mother […]
An overview: Therapy can help resolve conflicts, whether this is interpersonal or intrapersonal (conflict with another person or conflict with oneself). Seeing a therapist can serve as a safe space for you to voice your thoughts, feelings, emotions and beliefs. This can improve your communication skills, emotional self-regulation and your relationships. As parents, there may […]
An overview: The Cambridge English Dictionary defines bias as ‘the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgement.’ A bias is ‘the fact of preferring a particular subject or thing.’ There are multiple different kinds of bias ranging from apophenia […]
An overview I was first introduced to Progressive Education, which includes John Bowlby’s attachment theory during my time as a student volunteer/teacher’s assistant at the Early Childhood Centre at Sarah Lawrence College. Progressive Education is defined as: ‘A response to traditional teaching methods, it is defined as an educational movement which gives more value to […]
An overview What is alone time? For parents of newborns, this concept scarcely exists. For parents with teens, it’s likely more common. Either way, alone time allows parents to pause, to reflect and to unwind. It allows parents the necessary break to recharge – to parent better because they’ve switched off. Those who are parents […]
An overview The term “good enough” was coined by the British Psychoanalyst and Pediatrician Donald Winnicott in 1953. His term pertains directly to motherhood. “Good enough” defines mothers who understand that striving towards the ideal of being “perfect” is impossible to attain. Winnicott wrote about this extensively in his well-known book Playing and Reality. Winnicott […]
An overview (Kohlberg’s theory) Lawrence Kohlberg was born in Bronxville, New York and then attended the University of Chicago. In his thesis, he expanded upon Piaget’s stages of cognitive development. Kohlberg focused on Piaget’s theory of moral development. While Piaget’s original aim was to explain the levels of cognitive functioning, Kohlberg’s aim was to explain […]
An overview Positive parenting is a continued relationship which supports and fosters the development of a child through, as the article describes ‘caring, teaching, leading and communicating.’ The main aim of positive parenting is to teach discipline in a manner which allows for open communication between parent and child, thus setting healthy boundaries. Positive parents […]
An overview: the history behind thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated in the United States. This day marks the arrival of the pilgrims on the Mayflower. The 1621 harvest feast was known as the first thanksgiving. Fascinatingly, these pilgrims were English puritans who wanted to break away from the Church of England. The area […]
