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How Performance Pressure Affects Children and Young People – Causes, Effects and Support Services

Publiziert am: 01.10.2025

Recognizing Mental Health Problems in Children – Interpreting Early Warning Signs and Symptoms Correctly

Publiziert am: 12.09.2025

How Can You Recognize and Overcome Postnatal Depression? Causes, Symptoms and Support After Giving Birth

Publiziert am: 12.09.2025

How Parents can Support their Children with Mental Health Issues

Publiziert am: 17.07.2025

The Importance of Play Therapy in Parent-Child/Mother-Child Therapy

Publiziert am: 03.07.2025

Drug-Free Therapy Approaches for Children and Adolescents

Publiziert am: 03.07.2025

Recognising and Preventing School Absenteeism: A Comprehensive Guide for Teachers, Parents and Children

Publiziert am: 14.05.2025

The Most Common Mental Illnesses in Children and Adolescents

Publiziert am: 14.05.2025

Strengthening Resilience: Approaches in Parent-Child Therapy

Publiziert am: 14.05.2025

How to Promote Your Child’s Mental Health

Publiziert am: 14.05.2025

When Children Have To Take On Responsibility – Parentification As A Hidden Risk
Many families go through phases where children help out more than usual – for example, when a parent is ill or during a particularly stressful period. Short-term support can aid development and boost self-confidence. It becomes problematic, however, when a child permanently takes on tasks and worries that should actually fall to adults. Experts refer to this as parentification: children take on parental roles – whether visibly in household chores or invisibly in emotional support.
Psychovegetative Exhaustion in Families – When Parents and Children Are Overwhelmed at the Same Time
Psychovegetative exhaustion occurs when prolonged stress, emotional overload, and a lack of rest periods disrupt the balance between body and mind. In families, this phenomenon often manifests itself through a combination of several factors: high everyday demands, time pressure, and conflicts lead to parents having fewer and fewer reserves of energy – and children often witness the strain.
Mother-Child Health Retreat or Parent-Child Therapy? Differences, Goals, and When Which Treatment Is Appropriate
When parents are constantly exhausted, everyday stress is increasing, or a child is becoming increasingly disruptive, a key question often arises: Is temporary relief and stabilization enough, or is targeted therapeutic treatment needed? This is precisely the difference between a Mother-Child Health Retreat (often also available as a Mother-Father-Child Health Retreat) and Parent-Child Therapy. Both options can be very useful, but they pursue different goals and address different issues.
Signs of Schizophrenia in Young People – Take Early Symptoms Seriously
Understanding and Treating Borderline Personality Disorder – Symptoms, Causes, and Ways to Help Those Affected and Their Families