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Dating Your Partner Again After Having Kids
Feeling more like roommates than romantic partners after having kids? You’re not alone. Learn how to navigate the post-baby relational shift with 3 simple strategies to help you reconnect with your spouse.
Raising Neurodivergent Kids as a Neurodivergent Parent
Exhausted from balancing your child's sensory needs alongside your own executive dysfunction? Discover how neurodivergent parents and kids interact, 3 foundational co-regulation strategies, and how to build a compassionate home environment.
When Your Child’s Friend Moves Away: Helping Them Cope With Goodbye
When a close friend moves away, the child who stays behind can experience a loss that adults do not always see. This is particularly common for expatriate and Third Culture Kids, whose friendships may repeatedly change as families relocate. Counsellor & Parenting Coach Paula Brunning shares the R.A.K.E. framework — four practical ways to help children and teenagers navigate friendship changes, goodbyes and new beginnings.
Does Your Baby Need You All the Time? Parental Burnout, Attachment and What the Research Says
Many mothers worry that time away from their baby could affect attachment. But does being constantly available actually lead to better outcomes? Director & Psychologist, Ho Shee Wai, shares research across 42 countries, together with studies on secure attachment, offers a different way to think about what babies—and mothers—really need.
My Child Is Struggling to Make Friends: How Parents Can Help
Your child says they have no friends—or seems increasingly left out. Should you intervene or let them work it out? Counsellor & Parenting Coach, Paula Brunning explains how parents can support healthy friendships, belonging and social confidence, and the signs that a child may need more help.
When a Parent Has Cancer: Supporting Your Child Through the Journey
When a parent has cancer, one of the hardest questions can be how to support your child through the uncertainty. What should you tell them, how much can they understand, and how might they respond? Counsellor & Parenting Coach, Lim Swee Chen, explores how children and teenagers at different developmental stages may experience a parent’s cancer diagnosis, with practical guidance for helping them feel informed, secure and supported.
Parenting with ADHD: Overcoming Burnout, Executive Dysfunction, and Parental Guilt
Feeling overwhelmed by routines, clutter, and sensory overload? You aren't failing, you're parenting with ADHD! Learn why masking fails after having kids, how to handle burnout, and where to find support.
Sibling Rivalry: Why Your Kids Keep Fighting and What Parents Can Do
Why are my kids always fighting? Sibling rivalry can leave parents exhausted and wondering when to step in—or whether they’re making things worse. Counsellor & Parenting Coach, Paula Brunning, explains why siblings fight and shares practical ways to help children manage jealousy, regulate emotions, communicate better and turn everyday conflicts into lifelong relationship skills.
Nice vs Kind: Why Being "Too Nice" Can Damage Relationships More Than You Think
Many people believe being nice makes them a better partner, parent, friend or colleague. But constantly putting other people's comfort before your own can lead to resentment, weak boundaries and emotional exhaustion. Integrative Therapist, Calista Goh-Therond, explains why understanding the difference between being nice and being kind can help you build healthier relationships based on honesty, respect and genuine care rather than approval.
Why Your Child Has Tantrums: Understanding Difficult Behaviour
If your child has frequent tantrums, refuses to listen, hits siblings, or argues over everyday routines, you're not alone. Many parents worry they have a "difficult child," but behaviour is often more complex than simple disobedience. Supervised Marriage & Family Therapist shares understanding why children misbehave can help parents respond in ways that reduce conflict and strengthen the parent-child relationship.
Is Your Teen Addicted to Gaming? When It’s More Than Just a Game
When a teenager’s gaming starts affecting sleep, school, mood, or family relationships, it may be more than just a screen time issue. In this article, Zachariah Lail explores how problematic gaming can become part of a wider family pattern, and why rebuilding trust, communication, and connection often matters as much as setting limits.
What Is Intensive Interaction? How Non-Verbal Connection Supports Autism, Special Needs, and Relationships
Many people assume communication begins with words, but meaningful connection often starts much earlier. Intensive Interaction is a relationship-based approach that uses shared attention, body language, sounds, and emotional attunement to build trust and communication, particularly for individuals with autism and complex communication needs. In this article, Integrative Psychotherapist, Calista Goh-Therond, explores what Intensive Interaction is, why behaviour is communication, and how its principles can strengthen relationships between children, teenagers, adults, parents, partners, and caregivers.
Overcoming the Reluctance to Seek Child Counselling in Singapore
When your child is struggling, the instinct to protect them is fierce, but sometimes it manifests as a quiet hesitation to seek professional help. If you are feeling guilty, anxious, or reluctant about sending your child to therapy, you are not alone. Discover how to deconstruct the good parent myth and embrace a collaborative, empowering new perspective on emotional care.
Why Intimacy Often Fades After Having Children
Many couples notice this gradually. Conversations become practical. Physical affection becomes functional. Parenting takes priority, and the relationship slowly shifts from partnership to co-management. There may still be care, stability, and teamwork — yet emotional intimacy and desire quietly begin to fade. Sex Therapist & Relationship Counsellor, Dr Martha Tara Lee, discuss how to reverse the trend.
Why Boredom is Great for Kids
"I’m bored!" It’s a phrase that can instantly trigger a parent’s guilt or a frantic rush to find entertainment. But what if empty time is actually the greatest developmental gift you can give your child? Learn why boredom is crucial for your child’s development and how you can hold the boundary and step back with confidence.
Why Parenting Feels So Hard (And Why You're Not Failing)
Becoming a parent is often described as one of life’s most joyful experiences—but for many, it also brings unexpected stress, self-doubt, and emotional overwhelm. If you’ve ever wondered, “Why does this feel so hard?” or “Am I doing this right?”, you’re not alone. Counsellor & Parenting Coach, Paula Brunning, shares that parenting rarely matches the expectations we carry into it, and understanding this gap is the first step toward finding balance, confidence, and support.
Doctor Recommended CBT for Your Child? Here’s What It Actually Means
When a doctor recommends CBT for your child, it can feel both reassuring and confusing. What exactly is CBT, and how will it help your child manage anxiety? Counsellor & Parenting Coach, Paula Brunning, explains understanding how this evidence-based therapy works can give you confidence in supporting your child’s emotional wellbeing and progress.
Why Your Child Doesn’t Listen (And What Actually Works for Parents)
Many parents feel frustrated when their child seems to ignore instructions. Whether it’s a young child absorbed in play or a teenager who appears to tune out completely, these moments can easily turn into repeated reminders, raised voices, or power struggles. Yet children often struggle to respond not because they refuse to cooperate, but because of developmental, emotional, or attention-related factors. Psychologist, Ho Shee Wai, shares how understanding what may be happening beneath the surface can help parents respond in ways that encourage cooperation while strengthening the parent-child relationship.
How Parents Can Build Emotional Intelligence in Children Through Safe Space Responses
Parents play a powerful role in shaping their children’s emotional intelligence. When children feel safe expressing their emotions, they develop stronger resilience, empathy, and communication skills. Counsellor & Parenting Coach, Paula Brunning, explores how “safe space responses” help children understand and regulate their emotions, strengthening both their wellbeing and family relationships.
Feeling Lost After Becoming a Parent? Understanding Identity Shift
Many parents don’t feel burnt out — they feel lost. Somewhere between caring for everyone else, they stop recognising themselves. This quiet identity shift — sometimes called a parent identity crisis — is more common than people realise. Psychologist Ho Shee Wai explains why it happens and how you can find your way back.