The feel-good factor
China Daily | Updated: 2008-10-15 08:07
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Parents should spend more time with their children, helping them understand themselves and manage their emotions from a young age. Quanjing |
The thing about Dr Stephen Briers, a child psychologist, is that he really wants us to become child psychologists too. "It's not a mystical art," he says. "A lot of people could have a stab at it."
Moreover, it's important we have a go, he says, and not just because the statistics are so alarming - 10 percent of children under the age of 16 have a diagnosable mental health disorder. Rather, psychology is the key to good parenting.
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