Last year, the UK government introduced a new law mandating businesses with over 250 employees to introduce calorie labels on their menus. For young people
As with any social medium, young people with BPD – or those who exhibit BPD features -use social media a bit differently than others. This blog explores these differences and considers how social media may help people living with the condition form interpersonal relations, while also posing certain risks.
The father-child relationship is one of the most important influences on a young person’s life. It’s usually one of the first and closest bonds a
Dove’s Commitment to Protecting Children’s Mental Health and Self-Esteem Content Warning: This article includes mentions of eating disorders. The recently launched “Dove Self-Esteem Project” aims
Parents often ask us how they would know whether their young person requires a higher level of care or a stay in residential treatment. Here we look at how parents can better understand the decision-making process to make informed choices that are right for their child.
While rates of mental illness create increasing concern for mental health professionals globally, as our understanding grows and treatment guidelines develop, approaches to supporting people
A Generation Affected by Eating Disorders and the Parents Who Care In Singapore, the likelihood of an eating disorder diagnosis among teenagers and young adults
If your child or teen is experiencing loss, you can help them to understand it, sit with it and most of all, make peace with it.
At some stage in our life every single one of us will have trouble sleeping. Sleeping is food for the soul, it nourishes, it keeps
The word neurodiversity is frequently used nowadays, with more children and teenagers using it to define themselves. However, what does the term “neurodiverse” actually mean, and where
When a young person develops very low self-worth, they can feel like they don’t deserve to have a clean and tidy room. If they feel hopeless about life, or like nothing has meaning, they might feel like there’s no point in keeping their space organised. Fatigue, another common symptom of depression, can leave young people struggling to find the energy to complete even simple self-care tasks.
Before teenagers begin to reprocess traumatic events, they have to be able to access these memories, thoughts, and emotions safely. The preparation phase of EMDR supports teenagers in developing distress tolerance skills that help them cope with the pain connected with traumatic memories. It also helps them to access suppressed emotions and feelings in their bodies.
In this blog, we look at how narcissistic abuse from one parent to the other impacts the family system, leading children to take on the role of parents. We also outline the long-term harm this can cause for young people’s mental health.
