Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy or DDP is a framework where looked-after and supported children experiencing traumatic incidents are given skilled help to combat the after-effects. Do you want to know more? Let us discuss DDP, its utility, and it’s time of application in a child’s life. Understanding DDP – the involvement of children  ‘Dyadic’ means ‘related to two people’ – here they are the children and their caregiver, and this therapy helps with the problems in their relationship with each other. This discipline helps to rekindle the bond between caregivers and their children; especially, it enriches the emotional connection between the two…

Do you think that material gifts will make your kids the happiest? According to  statistics, parents who provide children with experiences instead of material gifts build a stronger relationship with their children. The experiences can be anything from summer vacations to a visit to the zoo. You don’t need to invest a whole fortune to bond with your children. You don’t need to take them on international vacations. Even a visit to the local museum during the weekend can be quite memorable. The number of families going on vacations is steadily rising every year, and this is a good thing….

Intense emotions are difficult to manage, and most if not all affect the ability of the brain to process thoughts optimistically. A perceived threat to someones safety activates the body’s natural ‘fight or flight’ response against this perceived threat. It is not limited to adults only, but children too. Since the frontal cortex of a child is not fully developed, children find it difficult to handle anger or other intense emotions. Hence children often end up lashing out with their emotions and anger, or disappointment. It takes years for children to gain the capacity to manage emotions constructively, and as…

Summary: According to a new study, empathy training can help children and their mothers to strengthen their eternal bonding. This study focused on mothers, but of course fathers need empathy training as much as, if not more than mothers. Parents who have middle school-aged children admit that adolescence is indeed a tough time to deal with. Baker University and the University of Kansas of the US have jointly conducted a study. They have found that specialized empathy skills training can help mothers and children improve their relationships and achieve life satisfaction. During the study, researchers from these two universities offered…