Parents Zone
Written by: Child Psychological Development Association, Psychological Counselor, Mr. Ching Wai Keung
We all know that different parenting methods have a significant impact on a child's physical, emotional, and intellectual development. However, in this article, I do not intend to share expert theories but rather recount an incident I witnessed firsthand.
Case Sharing: Witnessing the Use of Aggressive Parenting
Once, while working in Beijing, I observed several mothers with their children waiting outside a shopping mall for it to open. Among them, a little girl (referred to as A,...
2023-11-07
Whether parents are working or full-time homemakers, they are busy every day with work, household chores, and taking care of their children. After school, children are also busy with homework, tutoring, and reviewing for exams. Leisure time is limited, and bedtime comes early. Dr. Wong Chung Hin, a specialist in psychiatry, points out, "Parents and students in Hong Kong are very busy, but we need to learn to 'preprocess' emotions or stress before they erupt, and establish a good parent-child relationship. Parents should set aside dedicated parent-child time every day to communicate with t...
2023-09-12
Written by: Hong Kong Speech and Swallowing Therapy Centre Senior Speech Therapist Eunice Siu
In our daily interactions with others, we not only observe others' behaviors, but also "explain" and "predict" others' behaviors. Theory of mind is the ability to infer or substitute other people's mental states, such as their thoughts, beliefs, desires, and intentions, etc., and to use this ability to explain other people's thoughts, perceptions, and predict their behaviors. Theory of mind can be subdivided into "emotion recognition", "beliefs" and "pretend play".
The developmental period for childr...
2022-12-01