How to help a child starting school for the first time
Is your kid starting big school this year? Our psychologist has some tips on how to make the starting school experience as smooth as possible.
Author: Collett Smart
Collett Smart is a psychologist, qualified teacher, speaker and internationally published author. She lives with her husband and three children in Sydney. The heart of Collett’s work is to support parents.
“New year, new me”: A psychologist’s guide to making new year resolutions stick
Declared "New year new me" on New Year's eve? Our resident psychologist has 4 tips to make sure you keep to your new habits this coming year.
Christmas for kids: Making it meaningful
Here's how to bring the magic and meaning back into Christmas for kids this year. Go beyond the commercialisation and materialism to show them true Ch…
You probably never thought your son may have this
We may expect our daughters to struggle with this, but statistics show boys suffer from body image issues too.
What to do if your child has seen porn
Young people innately want to know more about love and sex, yet porn has the ability to destroy everything that is good about romance, love and relati…
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Learn the role of forgiveness in healing, steps to forgiveness and the forgiveness process.
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🎥 7 ways animals enhance your wellbeing
Studies show that the connection between animals and humans can result in physical and psychological benefits, such as reduced stress, lower cholester…
5 mental health tips for the end of the year
Psychologist Collett Smart discusses the importance of mental health and wellbeing at Christmas time and suggests five ways to look after your mental …
Social media use at Christmas time
Psychologist Collett Smart discusses the positives and negatives of using social media, how to reduce social media use and provides five tips to use s…
How to keep Christmas preparations realistic
We asked psychologist Collett Smart for her best holiday season tips to help keep Christmas preparations realistic and fun!
Types of friends your child should avoid
Friends and friendships are a major part of your child's life. 👭But what type of friends are there and what types of friend relationships should my…