The most common learning disabilities and how parents can help their child cope Learning disabilities are disorders that affect the ability to understand, speak, or read language, do mathematics, and coordinate movements and functions. These setbacks are more common to children than most people realise, with research citing that one in five children in the USA has […]
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First published in You Magazine, these Co-parenting tips are essential reading for parents who want the best for their child or children. Co-parenting presents many challenges and our PACES manager, Jonathan Hoffenberg, is without doubt the perfect candidate to answer these deep and meaningful questions. It’s a long read, so feel free to scan through
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Final exams are approaching, and the pressure can be extremely intense for teenagers. Research shows that two-thirds of adolescent’s experience levels of exam stress that mental health organisations would describe as ‘worrying.’ Further to this, teen suicide which is motivated by exam pressure is becoming a growing concern amongst educators, parents, and social workers. “Self-harm due
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2023 marks a significant milestone for The Parent Centre as we celebrate 40 years in existence and 40 years of Positive Parenting. Through our vision to contribute to a society in which every parent/caregiver can raise resilient and well- balanced children in ways that enable them to develop their full potential, protected from victimisation and
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September was Infant Mortality Awareness Month. South Africa has a worryingly high infant mortality rate and here at The Parent Centre we are committed to providing crucial support to vulnerable mothers. Infant mortality is defined as the loss of a child before their first birthday and according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Sub-Saharan Africa
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Survey highlights the pain points of working parents in South Africa. Being a working parent has never been easy, and it’s even less so in today’s digitally ‘always-connected’ world. The expectations of modern workers far exceed what was acceptable fifty years ago, which was to close shop promptly at 5pm and leave work at the
Building children’s self-esteem is the foundation for a happy well-rounded adult. But how can more parents get this right? The State of the World’s Children 2021 report drew this conclusion… Around the world, mental disorders are a significant and often ignored cause of suffering that interfere with children’s and young people’s health and education and
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There is a dire need for positive parenting in South Africa to foster development and violence prevention. Evidence strongly suggests that early positive parenting interventions that foster safe, stable, and nurturing relationships between parents and children have many positive effects, including the prevention of child maltreatment and childhood aggression. Not to mention the millions of
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Globally, parenting education has gained real momentum in many companies’ employee wellness and employee assistance programmes. Traditionally, employers once preferred that employees drew hard lines between their family lives and work lives. But that’s always been an illusion. The stresses and anxieties arising in one realm have always cast shadows over the other, and this
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Unsure about aftercare? Read this compelling blog on how and why aftercare is important to child development.
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The Parent Centre was established 40 years ago as a project of the Cape Town Child Welfare Society to reduce the incidence of child abuse through the promotion of positive parenting.
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