By Lindsay Perlman, Clinical Psychologist (www.infocuspsychology.com) Growing up with a mother who was a Clinical Psychologist, normalised the idea of going to therapy and talking to someone about my worries. In our house, it felt like seeing a psychologist was…
There is nothing natural about adjusting to becoming a mother. The suddenand awesome responsibility of looking after a baby 24 hours a day canprove to be both overwhelming and exhausting. The early weeks and months of caring for a baby…
How to Regulate Your Emotions: A Critical Skill For Parents and Children Lindsay Perlman, Psychologist (lindsay@infocuspsychology.com) Emotion Regulation – what is it and why is it so important? Most would agree that there is not a parent among us who…
Lindsay Perlman – Psychologist Having a secure parent-child attachment can make all the difference to a child’s level of stress, their ability to manage emotional experiences, their capacity for learning and their social ease. Working on this attachment will help…
How to enhance your relationship with your child We all want a positive and meaningful connection with our children. We want those moments when the bond between our kids and ourselves feels unbreakable, like the most beautiful thing in the…
How do you know if you’re doing a good job as a parent? How do you know if you’re raising happy, well-adjusted people who will grow into happy, functioning adults? If these questions have ever crossed your mind, then you’re…
We hear a lot of talk about ‘mindfulness’ these days. There are blogs, courses to take and even retreats dedicated to this practice. So what exactly is ‘mindfulness’ and is it limited to Buddhists, Spiritualists and ‘mindful’ psychologists? Mindfulness Meditation…
How often do we hear stories of pregnancy, birth and early parenting all going exactly to plan? More often than not, the ideas we have in our minds of how things should be, do not merge with the eventuating reality,…