Wellbeing

Along with the disintegration of extended families, the past few decades have seen an increasing amount of social and economic pressures being placed…

As I researched the issue, I was amazed to discover that there is a large and growing body of clinical studies, fieldwork (in developing…

For many families, resorting to daycare is far from the first choice — intuitively, most people realise that being with the mother, or father, or other…

The products in your bathroom are much more dangerous than you may think. In fact, there could be a potentially lethal cocktail of…

(Photo by Lynsey Stone.) Giving birth in ecstasy: this is our birth right and our body's intent.…

We can assume that most estimates of the incidence of child sexual abuse are under-estimates. Even large population surveys cannot provide accurate…

Alice, the mother of a seven-year-old son, Nathan, recently visited my office for a counseling session. Nathan had reportedly been different and difficult from…

The transition from child to adult is gradual over time. It can take many years. It's something that happens almost when you are not looking. For…

Men leave their families in a multitude of ways. Even if they remain in the home, many fathers are often emotionally absent —…

"You're going to have to stop nursing your son or sacrifice his teeth!" the dentist proclaimed. "But diabetes runs rampant in my family," I sputtered, "and…