Let us try to get to grips with the question of what it means to BE HEALTHY. What state and what worldview is it worth striving for (for your own sake, for your inner mental health, for a long life and for physical health)? What sets a normal person apart from a nutter? When is it time to end therapy? When has the client been “cured”?
Right now, in quarantine, the most pressing question is how to keep a little fidget busy so that you get at least a bit of time for yourself. And with a three-year-old this question can turn into a real trial. Most psychologists and doctors advise against children spending more than an hour in front of a screen, so what else can you find for a small child to do?
Many parents feel that once we have got through the crisis of the third year, life will glow with the bright colours of untroubled parenting — well, at least until the age of twelve or fourteen… And they are quite unprepared for their first- or second-year pupil suddenly starting to show character or to behave like a “little king”. A great deal has been written about the crisis of the third year and there is almost nothing about the crisis of the seventh. But it exists, and I am going to say a little about it here.As they grow up and develop, children go through settled and critical
The series “Boy's Word” has become a popular meme that supposedly inspires teenagers to set up gangs of their own. The phenomenon has set off heated discussion among the Elders, many of whom see in it a romanticising of gangsterism. But let us try to look at the situation from another angle: what actually matters to a teenager, and what draws them to this series? “Boy's Word” is not merely entertainment, it is a mirror reflecting the inner experience and the aspirations of the young. In this article we will try
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