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How to stop your child’s ‘food noise’
Does it feel like your child is always asking for food? If you keep hearing ‘I’m hungry’ ten minutes after they’ve eaten and snacks seem to dominate family life, you’re not alone.
Why New Year resolutions fail.
Are New Year Resolutions a waste of time? Here are the top reasons why we fail to stick to them..
How parents can improve production of the Anti-Diuretic Hormone naturally
A lack of the anti-diuretic hormone Vasopressin can be a cause of your child’s bedwetting. It’s possible to increase production naturally.
Understanding the emotional side of bedwetting
As a Therapist, Here’s what I wish parents knew about bedwetting.
Nightmares, night terrors and sleepwalking
It can seem alarming to see your child walk out of bed in the middle of the night.
The Dopamine Trap: How food can hijack your brain’s reward system
Reaching for chocolate, biscuits or a glass of wine—even when you know you shouldn’t? It’s not a lack of willpower.
How mouth-breathing habits contribute to bedwetting
Does your child sleep with their mouth open? Could contribute to bedwetting.
Is toothpaste making your child’s bedwetting worse?
Certain ingredients in children’s toothpaste might be playing a part in nighttime accidents.
Managing the Christmas holidays with a bedwetting child or teen
The festive period brings a unique set of worries and challenges.
Probiotic supplements can help bedwetting
The link between gut health and bedwetting might seem surprising at first, but it begins to make sense when we consider how interconnected the body’s systems are.
Do you know your family’s love language?
Understanding the love languages your family members prefer to use can improve communication and deepen relationships.
Hypnotherapy for children
Hypnotherapy is a calm, relaxing way for many children to solve problems.
How to help your child make friends
We all want confident kids who are happy and well-liked at school with plenty of friends - but it can take a bit of practice.
Keeping a Journal can help solve bedwetting
Keeping a track of thoughts, emotions and ideas in a Journal can help solve a bedwetting problem.
How to talk to kids about a grandparent’s ill health
Telling a child their grandparent has a serious illness can be tricky.
Turn exam stress into success
Today’s students face more exams than ever before - it’s not surprising that stress and anxiety can overwhelm even the most able.
Is your bedwetting a type of Parasomnia?
Parasomnia is the term given to a complex aspect of sleep disorders and sleep-related behaviours.
Hypnotherapy - why it works so well for anxiety
There are many reasons why Hypnotherapy works so quickly and effectively with solving anxiety issues.
Are you drinking enough water?
Reducing the amount of liquid that you drink feels like a good idea if you’re trying to stop bedwetting. But the opposite is true.
Turn exam stress into success
Exams frighten almost everyone and today’s students have to face more of them than previous generations.
How to help your teen manage anxiety
Looking after your teen’s mental wellbeing has become a challenge for many parents.
Hypnotherapy - Why it works so well for anxiety
Hypnotherapy can be a useful, safe and quicker approach in helping individuals manage and reduce anxiety.
How to help kids deal with worrying news stories
Many parents feel ‘lost for words’ when kids see upsetting news stories about violence, wars and terrorists – here are some tips to help alleviate anxiety.
Mindfulness made easy
Mindfulness is good for us but it’s not always that easy to do! Here are some quicker, simpler ways of practising it.
The secrets of stage hypnosis
Most people are a little bit scared of hypnosis, but they don’t know why.
Is post-natal anxiety wearing you out?
We’re all familiar with “baby blues”, but it’s not uncommon for new mums to develop “post-baby fears, phobias and anxieties” too…
How to help your teen manage anxiety
Looking after your teen’s mental wellbeing is a challenge for many parents and it can be hard to know how best to help
How to keep your child calm in a moment of panic
It’s a challenge to know what to do and what to say, when you child has a tantrum or panic attack, especially in public
What causes bedwetting in children?
Bedwetting can happen for many reasons. GPs will rule out physiological problems first, then look for other issues…
The No. 1 reason parents fail to solve bedwetting
The No. 1 reason why most parents fail to solve their child’s bedwetting.
Getting to grips with Homework
Children’s homework struggles can cause a lot of pressure both on parents and the child. Here are my tips for ending homework battles:
Is anxiety the cause of your child’s bedwetting?
It’s not uncommon for a ‘fear of the dark’ to be the reason for a child’s bedwetting.
Should you 'lift' your child to prevent bedwetting?
Carrying your sleepy child to the bathroom so they can have a wee 'just in case' might sound like a good idea, but can cause more problems in the long run.
Does bed wetting run in families?
It’s common to hear stories from parents of bedwetting children that they too, wet their bed until quite late. But is it a good idea to tell your child?
How bedwetting can impact mental health.
When we think about a child’s bedwetting habit, it’s easy to forget the impact it will be having on their mental health.
Alternatives to using the 'No' word
Parents can easily fall into the trap of continually saying ‘no’ to their children. Here are five alternatives you can use instead.
Helping your child back to school after lockdown
After many weeks in lockdown, some parents will now feel worried at the prospect of sending their child back to school
Does your child worry all the time?
If you have a child that seems to worry all the time, you’ll have noticed that it’s pretty near impossible to say the right thing
Sibling fights getting you down?
Kids fight because they are bored, they want attention, they feel tired, jealous or angry and don’t know how to express it
Is home-schooling becoming a nightmare?
The longer we remain in lockdown, the harder home-schooling becomes. Not surprisingly, boredom and exhaustion are starting to set in.
How many hours sleep should children have?
Many parents are unsure of exactly how much sleep their children should be getting and what constitutes a ‘good night’s sleep’.
How to stop kids raiding the cookie jar
Are you struggling to control your child’s constant demands for snacks, biscuits, and treats? Sometimes it’s easier to just give in…
How 10-year old Hannah solved her bedwetting problem.
Hannah was 10 years old when she came to see Alicia in her London clinic. She’d tried everything to try to get dry and was taking 3 different types of medication.
Bedwetting Survey Results
The bedwetting survey results look great - 85% of parents would recommend this programme.
Is deep sleeping the cause of bedwetting?
Many parents are accidentally programming their child’s mind to be a deep sleeper, without realising it.
Can Star Charts help solve bedwetting?
Star charts are a popular way of incentivising children to do something, but do they work for bedwetting? I'm not so sure - and here's why.
Is Medication for Bedwetting the Answer?
Many children are referred to specialist Enuresis Clinics and it’s not uncommon to be prescribed medications designed to mimic hormones in the body.
How to talk to kids about Coronavirus
Keeping children happy in the age of anxiety is becoming harder. Gone are the days when it was easy to protect kids from worrying news.
Do some food and drinks cause bedwetting?
It is possible that certain foods and drinks are the cause of your child’s bedwetting problem. It’s a good idea to keep a food diary for that reason.
Is Halloween giving your child nightmares?
Halloween can be great fun - but for some, the scary costumes and images can trigger off episodes of anxiety that can be hard to shift afterwards.
Is your child stuck in bedwetting nappies or pull-ups at night?
It’s natural to assume that you should keep buying night-time protection for your child until they are dry. But it might be better to do the opposite.
Is a messy bedroom the cause of your child's bedwetting?
The simplest of solutions are often most over-looked. Could your child’s messy bedroom floor be the reason they’re not making it to the bathroom at night?
Does your child need a digital detox?
Most parents feel that kids spend far too much time on electronic gadgets and wonder what they can do about it.
Rewards and Praise: Do they work?
I’m often asked if it’s a good idea to introduce rewards as an additional incentive to get children to behave well.
Will offering a reward help stop your child’s bedwetting?
Offering a reward to motivate your child to stop bedwetting might seem like a good idea - but there’s strong psychological evidence to suggest it makes it harder.
Children’s mental health challenges can be difficult for parents too.
Additional support from Alicia for yourself, can make all the difference.
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