by The Spark Counselling | Mar 31, 2022 | Children and Young People, counselling resources, education, families, mental health, the spark, Tips, topical, young people
Exams are on the horizon for young people up and down the country. So we decided it was time to bust a few exam myths that can create unnecessary stress and anxiety before exams. Exam myths busted #1: poor exam results will ruin your life Exams are a part of your...
by Hayley McTaggart | Jan 31, 2022 | Adolescence, Children and Young People, families, mental health, parenting, the spark, Tips, young people
During adolescence, the brain remodels intensively until the individual has reached their mid-20s. Up until that time the decisions, moods and emotions of a young adult are in a state of flux. The front of the brain – the prefrontal cortex – is the last section to be...
by The Spark Counselling | Dec 9, 2021 | Children and Young People, Christmas, families, parenting, relationships, Society, Stress free Christmas, the spark, Tips, topical
Christmas spending does not stop at presents and turkey. We now have plenty of ways to spend cash on Christmas family fun. But as tip 18 for a stress-free Christmas shows, Christmas family fun does not have to cost a lot. Throughout December we will be offering up...