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PARENT SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION? HOW TO EXPLAIN THE CONCEPT OF DEPRESSION TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD

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Depression is not an easy illness to have. And no one understands how a person feels unless they themselves have experienced it or lived with it. Nowadays, depression has become more of an acceptable subject or topic of discussion, unlike in the past, when a person having depression was seen as taboo or the person was crazy and needs to go to the “looney bin”.

Natacha

Divorced? How to help the kids and yourselves during the Christmas holidays.

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Christmas is a time of joy, love, kindness, and family togetherness. But in some cases, this is not possible, such as parents who are divorced and have to share the children over the Christmas holidays.

It is a very trying time, but it needs to be managed with respect, kindness, and love for the children. Please read the following article to take in mind some valuable points on how to manage yourselves and the kids during this festive season.

https://childmind.org/article/divorced-for-the-holidays-what-to-give-the-kids/

With Every End, There Is A New Beginning

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So we have reached another end to a year. Some have experienced difficult challenges, losses, and pressures. Some may have had opportunities, successes, and a smooth-running year.

Something I came across this year 2021, is Resilience (read the article written on Resilience). http://www.practicalparenting.co.za/2020/08/26/resilience-bouncing-back/.

We managed another year with Covid and its’ variants. What you didn’t realise in your survival mode was that you were coping in the best way possible or the best way you knew how. You had your struggles and oppositions. You were confronted with frightening events. But you are Here Today!

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