by sihay | Aug 1, 2022 | EDUCATION, FAMILY, YOUTH, YOUTH PROFESSIONALS
It’s a chemical reaction The neuroscience of digital wellbeing – or – why do I keep reaching for my phone? Or sit at my laptop watching video after video on YouTube? In a word – dopamine. Dopamine has a reputation as the neurotransmitter of pleasure. As fun as...
by sihay | Dec 6, 2021 | FAMILY, LIFESTYLE, PROJECTS & EVENTS
Let’s talk Collective Trauma/Stress. Christmas is a stressful/busy time We feed off of the energy and information around us but the rate at which we are absorbing this information and energy is too much overwhelm for our emotional self to process. We are not...
by sihay | Oct 25, 2021 | FAMILY, LIFESTYLE, UNCATEGORISED, YOUTH
it Burnout from a parents perspective. As parents, we often say, “I am fine” when actually how often do we give ourselves permission to say how we really are?How much pressure do we put on ourselves as parents to always get it right...
by sihay | Oct 19, 2021 | EDUCATION, EMPLOYERS, FAMILY, YOUTH, YOUTH PROFESSIONALS
We need to think big picture when it comes to supporting young people. As adults we have a broad range of areas of our lives. The same goes for our young people: school, family, friendships, relationships, clubs, hobbies, post-school choices, social media, their...
by sihay | Aug 9, 2021 | EDUCATION, FAMILY, YOUTH
a Recognising that we may be a little more on the stressed side this week with Scotland’s schools returning is really important. It can help us to regulate ourselves and, in turn, regulate our teens and tweens. This week’s announcements of how schools will...