This is the second part of the series based on Dyslexia How To Help Your Children. In the episode I discuss Key dates for state exams, Communicating with your child's school, and helping with Homework.

The link to the original blog: https://deborahbyrnepsychologyservices.com/dyslexia-how-to-help-your-children-part-2/

This is the first of a 3 part series regarding Dyslexia & How To Help Your Child. A lot of what is discussed will help parents who have children with other disabilities. In this first part I discuss how to help your child in general and getting yourself organised.

The link to the original blog: https://deborahbyrnepsychologyservices.com/dyslexia-how-to-help-your-children/

This week's podcast is about helping your child through your separation or Divorce. Children of all ages need help and time while processing what is happening between the two people they love most. This podcast offers some suggestions as to how you, their parent, can do this. It follows on from the previous Podcast Divorce An Emotional Roller-coaster.

The link to the original blog: https://deborahbyrnepsychologyservices.com/divorce-and-children/

The boundaries I talk about in this podcast are about your own personal boundaries not about relationships. You need a strong set of personal boundaries to have healthy relationships including the relationship you have with yourself. I will talk about setting personal relationships at a later date. The link to the original blog: https://deborahbyrnepsychologyservices.com/1674/

What is Codependency? Why are you obsessed with controlling another person's behaviour, particularly if they have an addiction? Understanding what the symptoms are and what can you do to help yourself in recovery is one of the first steps we can take. The link to the original blog and where you can get further help: https://deborahbyrnepsychologyservices.com/co-dependency/

Understanding PTSD is vital for our mental health. A lot of people think only combat veterans get PTSD but that is no the case. PTSD is a mental health condition triggered by either experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. Many people go through traumatic events but they don’t get PTSD. For these people they get better with time, help and self-care. But for some people they will, and do, get PTSD and the symptoms get worse or last for months or even years and interfere with their lives. For these people getting effective treatment for PTSD is critical.

In this podcast I discuss the types of PTSD and symptoms.

The link to the original blog is: https://deborahbyrnepsychologyservices.com/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/

Mind Mapping For Children covers a basic description of how to complete a Mind Map. The main aim of this podcast is to teach parents how to do this so they can teach their child. Mind maps are a very simple to use and are an effective way to get information into your brain. They can also be used for brain dumps, make great visual notes and can be used to outline project work.

The link to the blog: https://deborahbyrnepsychologyservices.com/mind-mapping-for-kids-parentingtips/

This week's Podcast talks about Disabilities & The Costs It Has On The Family. My hope with my blogs is to raise awareness around mental health and disability. It's important to realise how the whole family is affected by having a disabled child. As parents of disabled children we are willing to sacrifice everything for our children, but we also need to realise we too need support and help along the journey and that it is okay to ask for such help.

The link to the original blog and others is: https://deborahbyrnepsychologyservices.com/disabilities-and-the-cost-it-has-on-families/

Self Care The Journal Questions Blog was originally written to accompany the Building Blocks Of Self-Care basics series. It was written with the intention that people could start the new year off having reviewed their lives. These questions can be used at any time of the year to the same thing, a new beginning for the writer. The link to the blog is here: https://deborahbyrnepsychologyservices.com/no-new-year-resolutions-just-yet-self-care-final-section/

These Self Care The Journal Questions were written to accompany the Self-care series The Building Blocks of Self-care. These questions are meant to be used one a day to help you review your life as it stands now and move forward with confidence in the future you want to happen.