Articles about Children

“All possible forms of existing psychopathology we deal with in the consulting room, are always the immediate consequence of a childhood trauma”

The cultural mood in the modern Western world encourages rapid and superficial complexity at the expense of depth. This makes real change a challenging process.

We only have a short time to have a critical influence on our children that will cast a long shadow for the rest of their lives.

Why we shouldn't hit our children.

What can parents do to make the terrible twos a bit easier?

Punishment, violence and abuse are about power – who is big and who is not. Who receives and who perpetrates violence. We cannot speak about power in South Africa without...

The grief of parents of a severely handicapped child who has been placed in a care facility

The impact of ADHD and its secondary symptoms on the well-being of college and university students is pointed out in this article.

The signs and evaluation of ADD/HD - what to look for?

Let's broaden our vision of attachment trauma by highlighting the importance of the caregivers’ ability to mentalize, regulate, contain, and play in catalyzing the develo...

Recognition is growing for the fact that childbirth can be a traumatic experience for a mother and lead to serious post-traumatic problems. Both parents and medical speci...

The paralyzing combination of shame and ADHD.