心理健康

The importance of sleep & what is good sleep

The importance of sleep & what is good sleep

Evidence is growing that a lack of sleep and poor night-time routines are leaving young people vulnerable to mental health problems. A recent study of more than 500 adolescents found poor sleep predicted increases in generalised anxiety, social anxiety, depression and...

Child Behaviour Triggers

儿童行为触发点

育儿之路充满挑战,但正是那些情绪被触发的时刻,赋予我们共情、理解与成长的机会。以下支持性方法可帮助应对这类情境,促进与孩子的沟通与联结...

Questions aren’t connections

问题不等于联结

当孩子在共享空间中探索学习与社交成长时,父母常会自然产生担忧。我们习惯通过提问寻求答案,但有时或许更需要接纳沉默,理解非语言信号。👓从问答模式转向...

Therapeutic Benefits of Hiking

Therapeutic Benefits of Hiking

Hiking is a good opportunity for children to develop their motor skills and executive functioning abilities. It's also a wonderful way to bond as a family. Just remember to start at a comfortable pace based on your family's energy levels.

Dysregulation – what happens in a children’s brain?

情绪失调——儿童大脑如何运作?

您的孩子是否难以管理自身情绪、感受和行为?当情绪失调时,他们可能难以平静下来或做出合理反应。这是因为大脑中负责情绪调节的杏仁核结构...

Child behaviour and the deeper meaning

Child behaviour and the deeper meaning

Different types of child behaviour communicate different messages, learning to understand the child’s underlying needs and feelings takes time and practice. It is vital to support the child to explore their feelings, emotions and provide opportunities to explore these...

Benefits of playing board games

Benefits of playing board games

Playtime is a vital part of the puzzle in a child's development. Board games are a great way to fuel their development. Take a look at some of the benefits of playing board game:

Adventurous play ideas

Adventurous play ideas

Adventurous play is accessible for everyone, rewarding and intuitive for children. Findings of research have suggested that children who have plenty of opportunities for adventurous play have fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression and aid resilience building. Here...

Steps to develop emotional regulation skill

培养情绪调节能力的步骤

自疫情以来,帮助孩子们提升情绪调节能力已成为治疗师和养育者工作的重点。这项技能如同其他能力一样,需要引导与练习。以下是培养该能力的步骤总结...

8 ways to support your child with eating disorders

支持患饮食障碍孩子的8种方法

当孩子被诊断出饮食障碍时,恐惧与压力是自然反应。支持孩子并非易事,但您的付出能带来改变!以下是支持患饮食障碍孩子的实用建议。在SPOT心理中心...

Therapeutic Benefits of Gardening

Therapeutic Benefits of Gardening

Have you thought of growing herbs in your kitchen, indoor plants, or balcony? Gardening is a healthy and fun activity for children. Here are some therapeutic benefits of gardening:  

National Eating Disorder Awareness (NEDA).

全国饮食失调意识月(NEDA)

二月是全国饮食失调意识月(NEDA)。饮食失调可能影响所有年龄段、性别、体型和体重的人群。这些问题还可能影响个人日常重要活动,如工作、学业、社交活动和膳食准备......

5 tips for caregivers to cope with stress

照护者应对压力的5个技巧

对许多照护者而言,陪伴所爱之人是最重要的责任。然而照护工作对身心都极具挑战,可能给照护者带来巨大压力。因此,妥善照顾自己同样重要...

Tips for helping stressed teenagers

帮助压力过大的青少年

青少年常面临生理发育、认知发展和情感生活的剧烈变化。他们在人际交往和学业要求方面遭遇挑战。当压力令他们不堪重负时,父母始终可以通过随时提供支持来帮助他们...

How to avoid childhood obesity

如何预防儿童肥胖

Our Psychologist Naina has been featured in the South China Morning Post ! Like in so many areas of life, we are role models to our children and our lifestyle choices have an impact on them. 3 big tips to take away to prevent childhood obesity: ✅ Lead by example by...

Building a child’s self-regulation

Building a child’s self-regulation

Are you a parent who may sometimes find it challenging to regulate your tiny humans? Well, let's talk about regulating in-the-moment emotions. To nurture self-regulation, parents and others who are involved in the children's learning and development, need to learn how...

Social media and mental health

Social media and mental health

Over 4.6 billion people globally used social media platforms in the previous year. Most of us use social media to connect and locate one another. Effects of mindful using social media: - Reduce stress -Improve self-worth -Fend off loneliness & prevent social...

School refusal

School refusal

The widely used term “school refusal” isn’t about wilful truancy, but rather refers to the emotional distress that students (of any age) can associate with attending school. The above graphic shows some potential reasons behind school attendance difficulties - please...

Types of Bullying

Types of Bullying

We want to raise awareness of bullying in the workplace and at schools. Types of Bullying It is crucial that we understand and identify the different forms of bullying, which can take many different forms, including verbal, physical, and cyber. Insults, teasing, and...