The purpose of this blog is two-fold: firstly, it’s to help parents decide whether I’m the right child psychologist for you and your family. As with many areas of expertise, it’s not uncommon to find very different views and opinions on how best to fix a problem, and this is very much the case when…
Who is Simon Beal, and what does he know about parenting? I don’t have a huge media profile. I don’t do speaking engagements or guest appearances on radio and TV. I see parents and children in my private practice, usually referred by GP’s, Paediatricians and schools, and a lot by word of mouth. In nearly…
After nearly 20 years and over 26,000 appointments with parents and children, discussing children’s behaviour problems, here are the top ten things I’ve learnt along the way: Children need to JUST DO AS THEY’RE TOLD! Children are not “their own boss”! You, as their parent, are THE BOSS! Children’s misbehaviour is usually just that, children…
As a child behavioural psychologist, you’d think the thing that drives me crazy the most is all the bad behaviour that I see. But that couldn’t be further from the truth – the kids are what makes the job interesting. It’s the parenting advice from so-called experts, and often not even experts, that is the…
Child Dictator last seen in the lounge room…. throwing the remote at his sister! Has a mini Colonel Gaddafi taken up residence in your house? Is he or she three-foot-tall but thinks they’re running the show! Do they demand your undivided attention and will scream the house down if they don’t get it? Do they…