by Gary Lavan | Nov 11, 2019 | Bullying, Parenting
Research from Public Health England in 2017 showed that 17.9% of 11-15 year olds reported being cyber bullied in the two months prior to being surveyed. So clearly, cyber bullying is an issue. In fact many people are observing that bullying is far more wide spread...
by Gary Lavan | Oct 23, 2016 | Parenting, Psychology (General)
The study of psychology is divided into several major branches, including biopsychology, abnormal psychology, social psychology, and cognitive psychology, among others. One of the largest and most expansive fields of psychology is developmental psychology, which...
by Gary Lavan | Oct 23, 2016 | Early Support, Parenting, Wellbeing & Mental Health
In recent years, psychologists have given increasing attention to the idea of reducing childhood stress. Not only does mounting evidence support the idea that childhood stress leads to decreased positive health outcomes later in life, but it is also widely held that...
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by Gary Lavan | Feb 28, 2013 | Early Support, Inclusion, Parenting
A film about Early Support for young people with complex conditions in Wolverhampton. See how one Local Authority, in partnership with the Health Authority, have implemented Early Support and are taking it across the age range....
by Gary Lavan | Aug 19, 2009 | Language, Parenting
Words that we can recognise tend to first appear in typically developing infants anywhere between 12- and 18-months. After single words begin to appear, there will usually be a very gradual increase for 3 or 4 months, with the child having around 20 words in their...
by Gary Lavan | May 20, 2009 | Parenting
Trying to identify direct cause-and-effect relationships between the actions of parents and the effects on children is incredibly difficult to do. Often children raised in the same family can develop incredibly different personalities as they grow, and conversley...
