Can you be alone?

At some point of your life you probably came across situations when you had to be alone, either because your partner was travelling; your children were at their grandparents house and many others. To some these situations can be dealt with no problem, but to others much harder. In these moments we can feel lost, not knowing what to do and often even bothered by this feeling. Of course it all depends on your age and the situation you are in, but overall this requires some reflection.

Why do parents question their role so much?

Raising children today is different from fifty years ago and this is nothing new. Children who were seen before as economic goods, who worked and helped the family income, started going to school instead of working. Their rights and responsabilities were recognized and the childhood became an important stage in human development.

How to deal with lies!

It comes as no surprise that at some point of your life you have lied to someone. This behavior can be seen more frequently in children, but unfortunately we see it in teenagers and adults. 

To children, lying can be related to desires and fantasy or sometimes used to avoid consequences of any behavior. Young children are used to lie to express desires and what they think, without realizing the bad connotation associated with this act.

Body X mind? Does this still exist?

Unfortunately in our society we value the body over the mind. This is a fact and it is not only up to me change it. But what do we know about maintaining our psychological health? What do we teach our children about emotional hygiene?

How to talk about suicide!

                         

All the repercussion that the subject of suicide and related issues produced by the social media during the past few weeks has encouraged me to speak briefly on the subject. Suicide is a major public health issue in all countries. This phenomenon is present throughout the entire history of humanity in all cultures. It is a behavior with multifactorial determinants and the result of a complex interaction of psychological and biological factors, including genetic, cultural and socioenvironmental triggers.