Wed 22 May 2013 Here are the cases dealt with on Ruth’s page for May 2007.
My daughter is eight and has started doing funny twitches she says she can’t stop.I wonder if she’s starting with a tic disorder? This is a problem that might run in families and starts at about this age or a bit younger. The best known tic-disorder is Tourette’s but hardly anyone has the swearing and involuntary shouting that you might have seen on television. People with
Moving overseas with children can be stressful for child and parent alike. British Expat is glad to offer help, through the kind co-operation of Ruth Coppard of HelpMeHelpMyChild.com. You can get in touch with Ruth about your problems through our pages.
About Ruth:My parents were both teachers and it was almost inevitable that I would go into something involving children. And so I became the fourth generation in our family to teach. My first degree was in Psychology, however, and after
Here are the cases dealt with on Ruth’s page for February 2007.
How do we make sure that Lily learns English?This question comes from a family who live abroad with their toddler daughter. The maids do not speak English, and both parents work. They wonder if it possible to leave it to fate – obviously parents speak to her in English and she will go to an English-speaking school.
This is quite topical as, yet again, there is concern
Here are the cases dealt with on Ruth’s page for January 2007.
Gina is 14 and asks questions about politics. What should I say?An old adage says: “Never discuss politics or religion”, and my understanding was that this was because these are subjects that people feel so strongly about that discussions may lead to serious breakdown in relationships. And I’m guessing that this is why you may feel uncomfortable too.
You say that, where you live, there is a
Help Me Help My Child (July 2006)
Here are the cases dealt with on Ruth’s page for July 2006.
Everyone told me that it was good to have a small child when I came here because it would be a help when getting to know people, but she’s shy and I’m shy.The theory is wonderful, isn’t it? Get a dog or a baby and a whole world of friendship opens up. But it doesn’t seem to really work like that, if you’re shy. Then even
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