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How to Talk to Kids About Separation
Children
13 March 2024
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Communication Short Circuit
Communication is one of those things which we all do in one way or another. There are literally hundreds of ways in which communication can be misunderstood or misinterpreted. In...
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Is your Christmas enjoyable or exhausting?
Am I the only one or do you also get a feeling of dread when you go into a store after Father’s Day and begin to see all the Christmas...
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Christmas after separation… Making it special for the kids.
Most of us would like to give our kids a Christmas day to remember.Watching them shake Christmas presents to guess what is inside, and being there as their eyes light...
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What do you do when your partner has been unfaithful?
There are many answers and reactions to this question. Your first instinct is probably to say, “They aren’t worth it. I am worth more than that. How can I ever...
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Two wrongs don’t make a right
By Carolyn McBean, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner Why do reasonable, kind hearted and educated people sometimes behave completely out of character and irrationally when in dispute? Although I don’t have...
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Why is marriage such a big issue for gay couples?
Facilitating Difficult Conversations, Towards a Richer Society Written by Chris, Rainbow Program Leader @ Relationships Australia Qld “Why is marriage such a big issue for gay couples?”, she asked. “Surely there...
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Families and their impact on our lives
The question often asked by counsellors is “So what was your childhood like?”, “How did you get on with your mother, father, siblings?” … Have you ever wondered why we...
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Dealing or living with anxiety
Have you found yourself lost in your thoughts about the future, thinking about what you need to do the next hour or the next day? Maybe you started to feel...
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Putting an End to Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland
2014-15 has been an important year on the calendar for the efforts to put an end to domestic and family violence in Queensland. The Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family...
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How the way you grew up impacts your relationships, parenting, and friendships
The question often asked by counsellors is, “So what was your childhood like? … How did you get on with your mother, father, siblings?” Have you ever wondered why we ask...
